The metaverse : and how it will revolutionize everything / Matthew Ball.
"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. The term "Metaverse" is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest...
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| Other title: | Meta-verse : and how it will revolutionize everything. |
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- What is the metaverse? A brief history of the future ; Confusion and uncertainty ; A definition (finally) ; The next internet -- Building the metaverse. Networking ; Computing ; Virtual world engines ; Interoperability ; Hardware ; Payment rails ; Blockchains -- How the metaverse will revolutionize everything. When will the metaverse arrive? ; Meta-businesses ; Metaverse winners and losers ; Metaversal existence -- Conclusion: Spectators, all. | |
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