Of all the rides in Meta's colossal metaverse project, this is the first one that caused you to pause for more than a second: the no-frills halfcourt basketball court located at the edge of the Plaza in Horizon Worlds. 

When you came upon it, you couldn't resist taking a few shots. Two other metaverse explorers apparently had the same reaction.

None of you felt the need to interact verbally. You were concentrating on your shots. 

It was late afternoon at the court at the end of Willow Avenue with the tattered net. Or a university gym during "open" hours, when none of the teams are practicing.

You navigated the buttons on your controllers to capture some in-metaverse footage. 

Then, just before you moved on, two teenage-looking avatars swooped onto the court, took a few shots, bantered a bit about the "automatic" basketballs that are programmed to go in if you throw them in the general direction of the basket.

 Then they flew off before you had a chance to tell them you were shooting a video. 

Later you messaged them, as a courtesy. We'll see if one of them responds...