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1) Interconnected realities: how the metaverse will transform our relationship to technology forever
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"Today, what is called "the Metaverse" is in fact many different Metaverses, each with a different purpose, and serving a different audience. The Web3 Metaverse, the Social Metaverse, the Enterprise Metaverse, the Gaming Metaverse -- what each of these, plus the other Metaverses that exist, have in common is the concept of using computing to connect one reality to another. These connections can be between people, or locations, or information pools,...
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"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 fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese...
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2024.
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Over the last 100 years, technology has changed our world. Over the next decade it will transform our reality. We are entering a new technological age in which artificial intelligence and immersive media will transform society at all levels, mediating our lives by altering what we see, hear, and experience. Powered by immersive eyewear and driven by interactive AI agents, this new age of computing has the potential to make our world a magical place...
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"Touted as the next big technology platform, Bloomberg Intelligence predicts that the Metaverse will become an $800-billion industry by 2024. Popularized by Facebook's rebranding to Meta in October 2021, NFTs and the metaverse have not only received a lot of interest and attention from the press over the last several months, but many players across industries are actually looking to ride the Metaverse wave. Web3, a term coined by Ethereum Co-founder...
6) Metaversed
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Metaversed is an insightful discussion and analysis of the next, rapidly approaching technological revolution. The authors deliver a compelling new exploration of how the metaverse and emerging technologies combine to define our collective future. In addition to identifying the business opportunities, the book pulls back the curtain on major safety and privacy issues that will arise and the expected shifts in both our private and social spheres.
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7) Making a metaverse that matters: from Snow Crash & Second Life to a virtual world worth fighting for
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"In Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, the celebrated author of The Making of Second Life and Game Design Secrets, Wagner James Au, delivers an engrossing exploration of how nascent metaverse platforms have already captured the imagination of millions. Featuring powerful stories and dozens of incisive interviews with insiders including Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson himself, the...
8) Meganets: how digital forces beyond our control are commandeer our daily lives and inner realities
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PublicAffairs/Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"David Auerbach's exploration of the phenomenon he has identified as the meganet begins with a simple, startling revelation: There is no hand on the tiller of some of the largest global digital forces that influence our daily lives. From corporate sites such as Facebook, Amazon, Google, YouTube, Instagram, and Reddit - to the burgeoning metaverse encompassing cryptocurrencies and online gaming - to government systems such as China's Social Credit...
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PublicAffairs
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2023.
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"At a time when the crises of income inequality, climate, and democracy, are compounding to create epic wealth disparity and the prospect of a second American civil war, four billionaires are hyping schemes that are designed to divert our attention away from issues that really matter. Each scheme--the metaverse, cryptocurrency, space travel, and transhumanism--is an existential threat in moral, political, and economic terms. In The End of Reality,...
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Kogan Page
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2023.
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English
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"What is the metaverse? Will it really happen? How will it affect learning and development (L&D)? Where do I start?Learning and the Metaverse Is a practical guide for all L&D professionals which explains what the metaverse is, debunks the myths, demystifies the jargon and shows how it can be used to improve employee training and learning activities. Written by a learning technology expert with more than 35 years' experience, this is the only book...
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
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[2024]
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In this substantially revised and updated edition of his internationally best-selling book, pioneering theorist and entrepreneur Matthew Ball goes beyond the hype cycle to present a definitive account of the future of the internet. The Metaverse, according to Ball's industry-shaping definition, is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences and underpin much of the...
13) Metaverse
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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[2023]
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English
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"Your first step to understanding what the metaverse is all about... You've probably heard that the metaverse--a word that seemingly went from nonexistent to everywhere--is the next big thing in technology. What is it, anyway? Written by a leading futurist, Metaverse For Dummies unravels the mysteries of the metaverse, for the curious and for anyone looking to get in on the ground floor. Discover how to carve out your niche in the metaverse with easy-to-understand...
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Ned Ediciones
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2022.
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Español
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"«Bienvenido al desierto de lo real», pronunciaba Morfeo en la película Matrix (1999) para mostrarle a Neo un nuevo paisaje que surgía. Dos décadas después, la aparición de la realidad virtual inmersiva ha dado un giro radical a nuestra existencia. El uso de las tecnologías se ha normalizado hasta el punto de asegurar una vida digital a partir de la conexión múltiple y permanente. Sin embargo, el metaverso abre grandes oportunidades, al...
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Kogan Page
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Offering a balanced insight into the complex world of the metaverse, THE METAVERSE ECONOMY demystifies the technology and economic paradigms that have triggered its rise. Arun Krishnakumar and Theodora Lau break down the new qualitative and quantitative attributes professionals must consider in order to capture the opportunities of the market, providing an essential overview of the types of economic models that companies can use to scale business...
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CRS report volume R47224
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Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2022-
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English
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Anaya Multimedia
Pub. Date
[2023]
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Español
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"Despliegue las alas de su imaginación. Imagine cómo aprenderán y crecerán sus hijos o cómo evolucionarán la gestión de los negocios y los entornos industriales en metaversos nuevos. Disfrute de la revolución y explore las posibilidades del metaverso."--Page [4] of cover.