Virtual land reminds me of 90's hacking

[professor rat]

Back in the 90's, Mitnick and Assange separately broke into the master terminal of Nortel which was reportedly all laid in in visual blocks on a landscape. 

https://decrypt.co/89494/sandbox-coo-views-the-ethereum-metaverse-game-as-a-digital-nation

 In The Sandbox, land owners can build on their digital space, whether it’s to design a community hangout or NFT gallery, or even to design interactive games.

Another way to visualize this is the computer room in " Jurassic Park " where access is managed.