ISBN: 9781324092032
Editorial: Liveright
Autor: Ball, Matthew
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 352
Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
Descripción: Críticas [P]rovides more than just a definitive definition of the metaverse, which despite mounting interest, many people still fail to fully understand . . . Much of the book is a breezy read . . . [it details] what systems will be necessary for the metaverse to thrive.--Dov Greenbaum "Science"The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, offers a better understanding of the metaverse than the novel that coined the term ? 1992's Snow Crash . . . it tactfully toes the line between enthusiasm and skepticism while weighing possible futures against infrastructural realities . . . A tour of metaverse concepts from heady theory to gritty technicalities--Cecilia D'Anastasio "Bloomberg"[Ball's] book puts some meat behind the buzzword . . . his arguments are rooted in reality, and his optimism is tempered with the murkiness of real life . . . a good read that handles the hard work of describing the technology and defining the metaverse in elegant ways that don't sacrifice all of the complexity. And so it's worth your time, particularly if you want to know what the future is going to be about and whether the metaverse will truly generate trillions of dollars in new wealth.--Dean Takahashi "VentureBeat"[Ball] has long been one of the most interesting writers analyzing the technological and cultural shifts behind the emergence of the Metaverse, and his new book, The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, provides an informative account on where our online existence is heading.... [Ball] knows what he is talking about, and perhaps more importantly, when the enthusiastic prophets of the new digital age are blowing smoke... If Ball's illuminating guide is anything to go by, there is a bright future ahead for those building the Metaverse -- and time perhaps for the rest of us to dust off those mirror-shades.--Paul Dicken "Los Angeles Review of Books"[In] The Metaverse, Matthew Ball explains how it could operate in practice and explores how it might turn out to be a lot more exciting and beneficial invention than the miserabilists imagine, so long as we help shape its evolution . . . [written] in an informed and provocative style . . . it serves as a comprehensive guide to every aspect of the metaverse, from its technical underpinnings to its societal responsibilities.--John Thornhill "Financial Times"Excellent . . . Chapters on bringing the various iterations of the developing metaverse together, making them interact, and the hardware required, are lucid and logical. The third section is even better. Ball prophesies about where and how the metaverse might arrive, and what it could do to our lives. Its strength is testament to years of thinking deeply about the area.--Chris Stokel-Walker, New Scientist (UK)Written by luminary Metaverse theorist, essayist, and VC, Matthew Ball, this book explores the 'next internet.' Ball demonstrates that many proto-Metaverses are already here. Yet, these offer only a glimpse of what is to come . . . The Metaverse is a timely, authoritative overview of the subject. Don't miss it!--Cathy Hackl "Forbes"Where big tech waffles about the metaverse while spending billions on making it a reality, Ball has exacting standards for what the metaverse must be and what would be needed to achieve it.--James Ball "The Spectator"The Metaverse is a timely, authoritative, and accessible overview of the subject . . . well-pitched for the interested non-expert.--Hilary Lamb, Engineering and Technology Magazine (UK)For this emerging generation the metaverse will be a perfectly natural psychological extension of everything they have ever known. For the rest of us, who will soon need to catch up, Ball's book is the best crash course we have.--Kit Wilson, The Times (UK)Matthew is the leading thinker on the metaverse and gaming, one of the leading thinkers on media... The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, in my opinion, [is] the very best book on its topic... [I] recommend highly.--Tyl
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Ball, Matthew
- Editorial: Liveright
- N° Paginas: 352
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta dura
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
