The metaverse : what everyone needs to know ® / Scott Shackelford, Michael Mattioli, Jeffrey Prince, and João Marinotti.
| Author/creator | Shackelford, Scott J. author. |
| Other author | Mattioli, Michael, author. |
| Other author | Prince, Jeff, author. |
| Other author | Marinotti, João Pedro, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xvii, 177 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | What everyone needs to know What everyone needs to know. ^A1093338 |
| Contents | Welcome to the metaverse -- Metaverse economics -- Speech and expression in the metaverse -- Securing the metaverse -- Identity in the metaverse -- Privacy in the metaverse -- Governing the metaverse -- AI in the metaverse -- Our meta future? |
| Abstract | "The Metaverse. Depending on your perspective, it's either the future of the Internet, the next generation of video games, or even 'a deeply uncomfortable, worse version of Zoom.' In many ways, the confusion, overpromising, and hype are reminiscent of how the Internet itself was envisioned in earlier epochs. After all, William Gibson, who coined the term 'cyberspace' in his sci-fi short story "Burning Chrome," famously described it in part as a 'a consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators in every nation.' From this vantage point, the Metaverse is the ultimate realization of Gibson's original idea of cyberspace itself. In other words, the stakes are high, and confusion abounds, particularly in the public, making it - we feel - a perfect addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know series."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-171) and index |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Shackelford, Scott. Metaverse. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025] 0197759459 |
| ISBN | 9780197759431 |
| ISBN | 0197759432 |
| ISBN | 9780197759448 paperback |
| ISBN | 0197759440 paperback |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000223404 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | TK5105.8864 .S533 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |