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Author:

Ball, Matthew, author.

Title:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Liveright Publishing Corporationa division of W.W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

c2022

Description:

xv, 336 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Shared virtual environments.
Internet--Social aspects.
Human-computer interaction.
Virtual reality.
Computers and civilization.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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-business ; Metaverse winners and losers ; Metaversal existence.

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.

ISBN:

1324092033
9781324092032

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GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

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SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

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GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)