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"-- Full description
- 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.