Understanding the metaverse : a business and ethical survival guide /: a business and ethical survival guide. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicola Rosa.
• Authors: Rosa, N (Nicola)
• Other Names: Furness, Tom writer of supplementary textual content.
• Contents: Acknowledgments and Dedication ix Foreword xi Introduction xv 1 Technology and Human Evolution 1 2 Digital Primitives and Emergence -- A Case for Digital Selection 23 3 From Dystopia to Utopia -- Enter the Metaverse 39 4 From Gaming to Metaverse -- How Game Mechanics and Technology are Going to Change the World 57 5 An Unhackable and Decentralised Revolution -- Enter Blockchain and Crypto 79 6 A Brave New World 103 7 Sociology of the Metaverse 127 8 Suggestions for a Strategic Approach to the Metaverse for Businesses 153 9 The Key Role of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for the Metaverse 177 Closing Thoughts 191 About the Author 201 Index 203
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 302.30285; Shared virtual environments -- Social aspects; Virtual reality; Business -- Computer networks; Business ethics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119913634
• Related ISBNs: 9781119911807
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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