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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324092032
- 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 (pages 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. |
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Subject: | Shared virtual environments. Internet > Social aspects. Human-computer interaction. Virtual reality. Computers and civilization. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Highland Community Library | 303.4834 BAL (Text) | 35610000997473 | HGHM Nonfiction DVD | Available | - |