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The Metaverse : and how it will revolutionize everything / Matthew Ball.

Summary:

"From the leading theorist of the Metaverse comes the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us."-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781324092032
  • ISBN: 1324092033
  • Physical Description: xv, 336 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 313-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. What is the Metaverse? A brief history of the future -- Confusion and uncertainty -- A definition (finally) -- The next internet -- Part II. Building the Metaverse. Networking -- Computing -- Virtual world engines -- Interoperability -- Hardware -- Payment rails -- Blockchains -- Part III. How the Metaverse will revolutionize everything. When will the Metaverse arrive? -- Meta-businesses -- Metaverse winners and losers -- Metaversal existence -- Conclusion. Spectators, all.
Subject: Shared virtual environments.
Shared virtual environments > Social aspects.
Mixed reality > Social aspects.
Internet > Forecasting.
Technological forecasting.
Human-computer interaction.
Computers and civilization.
Internet > Social aspects.
Virtual reality.

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  • 13 of 14 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Harnett County Library.

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Harnett County Main Library 303.48 Bal (Text) 33630005269191 Adult Nonfiction Available -