Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to a Virtual World Worth Fighting for - Couverture rigide

Au, Wagner James

 
9781394155811: Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to a Virtual World Worth Fighting for
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ISBN 10 : 1394155816 ISBN 13 : 9781394155811
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2023

Synopsis

An up-close account from the world's first metaverse-embedded reporter

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 author uses his unique, grassroots-level perspective as the first reporter embedded in a metaverse platform. Readers will learn about:

  • How to understand and define the Metaverse and cut through the many myths and misconceptions around it.
  • A behind-the-scenes account of launching Second Life, the first metaverse platform to achieve mainstream awareness, and what its many controversies teach us.
  • Where current platforms Meta, Roblox, Fortnite, VRChat, and Lamina1, Neal Stephenson's own metaverse startup, fit in the ecosystem.
  • How to address the many dangers inherent in the Metaverse before it becomes central to the Internet.

Perfect for XR industry members and indie creatives, Making a Metaverse That Matters is also for tech professionals, virtual world communities, and anyone interested in the future of culture and commerce.

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À propos de l?auteur

WAGNER JAMES AU is the author of The Making of Second Life (HarperCollins, 2008), based on his experiences as the first journalist officially embedded in a metaverse platform, and Game Design Secrets (Wiley, 2012). His writing about virtual worlds has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Polygon, among many other publications. His blog New World Notes (nwn.blogs.com) is the longest-running news site devoted to the Metaverse.

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Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1394155816
ISBN 13 
9781394155811
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
384
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Personne responsable
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