Yeah, something nebulously similar has crossed my mind. There's a lot of different directions this could be taken for people with the right technical and organizational skills, creativity and knack for game design. It's a lot to wrap one's mind around, but thoughts are swirling for sure.
The pitched version of the metaverse before it got lambasted was a federation of apps, especially games that use things like ready player me. At the moment I'm not sure ActivityPub has that in it.
The immediate thought that came to mind waa a semi-procedural space trading/combat game that crafted galaxies inspired by netword structures and connected devices, with the router serving as the 'stargate' and resources not actually pulling anything from the systems involved. Smart devices could show up as ships or satellites, or planets depending on the types of devices involved.
Something of a cross between Star Control/ Ur-Quan Masters, No Man's Sky, and maybe Allegiance?
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