The Metaverse: A Critical Introduction is a 228-page book which provides both an introduction to the metaverse, and an introduction to the topics which will be covered by later books in the series.
The book provides:
- a concise history of the Metaverse idea and related implementations to date;
- an examination of what the Metaverse actually is;
- an introduction to the fundamental technologies used in the Metaverse;
- a brief overview of how aspects of the Metaverse are having an impact on our lives across multiple disciplines and social contexts;
- a consideration of the opportunities and challenges the evolving Metaverse; and
- a sense of how the Metaverse may mature over the coming decades.
The book is a practical guide, drawing from not only academic research, but also practical and commercial experiences and inspiration from the science fiction origins and treatments of the Metaverse. The book explores the impact of the increasing number of virtual worlds and proto-Metaverses which have existed since the late 1990s. The aim is to provide professional and lay readers, researchers, academics and students with an indispensable guide to what counts as the Metaverse, opportunities and challenges, and how the future of the coming Metaverse can best be realised.
Although the book has around 50 figures, including many images of different metaverses, black and white still photos are not the best way to visualise these worlds, or the metaverse, so this site links to further pages for each chapter which provide links to videos of the different worlds, and links to to the worlds themselves, as well as copies of the references to make them easier to follow.
- Routledge - https://www.routledge.com/The-Metaverse-A-Critical-Introduction/Burden-Savin-Baden/p/book/9781032497884
- Amazon UK - https://amzn.eu/d/3E3jGKA
- Amazon US - https://a.co/d/0H5ZBoK
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