Ball, Matthew <br/><br/>
The Metaverse :  and how it will revolutionize everything / 
 Meta-verse. 
Matthew Ball. 
 - First edition. 
 - xv, 336 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1324092033 9781324092032 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>bl2022021772 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Computers and civilization.<br/>Human-computer interaction.<br/>Internet--Social aspects.<br/>Shared virtual environments.<br/>Virtual reality.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK5105.8864  / .B35 2022 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.48/34