From the Book - Fully revised and updated edition.
Preface to the revised edition
I. A CENTURY OF DEFINITIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. A fictitional history of the future
What the "metaverse" is (and isn't)
II. BUILDING THE METAVERSE. A guide to the "full-spec" metaverse
Networking versus the speed of light
Computing entire universes
Virtual world engines and platforms
The technologies, philosophies, and economics of interoperability
Hardware, HMDs, and the hardest technology challenge of our time
Payment rails, platform preferences, and public policies
The cases for and against a blockchain-based metaverse
The role and accelerants of AI.
