作者：MatthewBall
出版社：Liveright
副标题：AndHowitWillRevolutionizeEverything
出版年：2022
页数：256
装帧：Paperback
ISBN：9781324092032
内容简介
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In the tradition of The Second Machine Age and Superintelligence comes the first book on the next internet: the metaverse.
The term “metaverse” is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of the New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who proclaimed in June 2021 that “the overarching goal” of Facebook is to “bring the metaverse to life.”
But what, exactly, is the metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades. The metaverse is a persistent, 3D, virtual world―a network of interconnected experiences and devices, tools and infrastructure, far beyond mere virtual reality. And it is poised to revolutionize every industry and function, from finance and healthcare to payments, consumer products, and even sex work. The internet will no longer be at arm’s length; instead, it will surround us, with our lives, labor, and leisure taking place inside the metaverse. With sweeping authority, The Metaverse predicts trillions in new value―and the radical reshaping of society.
作者简介
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Matthew Ball is the CEO of EpyllionCo and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Economist, Bloomberg, and on his popular website, MatthewBall.vc. Ball divides his time between Toronto, New York City, and Miami.
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An intro to the metaverse, covering both software and hardware.
非常好 详细又有深度
作者去年（前年？）写过一系列元宇宙博客，被广为引用，这本书从结构上看算是博客的扩写。很美式的写法，一上来给了元宇宙的定义“一个可以无限扩展和互操作的网络，由一系列实时渲染的3D虚拟世界组成，无限量的用户可以通过个人感官同时和持续的体验它，元宇宙拥有持久化的数据，例如身份、历史、权利、物体、通讯和支付。”然后就各个特点展开聊，是本内容非常翔实的书，通过回顾游戏、移动互联网和互联网的发展历史做了很多有…
非常全面地介绍了元宇宙的前世今生以及未来展望。元宇宙要想实现mass adoption，需要更高速的网络，更轻便，更affordable的AR/VR设备。我们虽然离进入元宇宙还很遥远，但是元宇宙的未来似乎是确定的，不确定的只是其中的一些组成要素的地位。比如书中提到了区块链在元宇宙中是optional还是requirement的争议，我个人觉得是非常且绝对必要的。
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