Step into the Metaverse, Mark Van Rijmenam
Step into the Metaverse, Mark Van Rijmenam
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Step into the Metaverse
How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy

Author: Mark Van Rijmenam

Narrator: Hannibal Hills

Unabridged: 9 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 07/26/2022


Synopsis

In Step into the Metaverse, Dr. Mark van Rijmenam delivers a startlingly insightful discussion about how the world as we know it will fundamentally change as the physical and the digital worlds merge into the metaverse, impacting the everyday experiences of people, companies, and societies. The author maps out the extraordinary opportunities and challenges facing business leaders, consumers, regulators, policymakers, and other metaverse stakeholders trying to navigate the future of the Internet.

In the metaverse, you can be who you want to be, where you want to be, and companies and consumers are only restricted by their own creativity how they can benefit from the immersive internet. With engaging commentary on issues ranging from avatars, identity, and digital fashion to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain, and the economics of the metaverse, this book also offers: discussions on the importance of an open and interoperable metaverse build on the web 3.0 paradigm if we want to reign in the control of Big Tech over our identity, data, and lives; explorations of the enormous—and largely untapped—potential for metaverse entertainment; and considerations related to the dangers of an always-on, immersive internet, including data breaches, avatar imposters, mental health issues, corporate and state surveillance, and the need for metaverse law.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilesh

The book is in two parts, although not separately but interwoven. The parts that discuss potential changes brought in by augmented and virtual reality technologies are more credible, although without original, radical new use cases. Most of these have been discussed in great detail for years. The boo......more

Goodreads review by Anthony

Once again the future is rushing at us head on. In the case of the Metaverse we are witnessing the birth pangs right now. The author asks will we get an open interoperable Metaverse expanding human possibilities or a dystopian nightmare run by the usual megalomaniacs. Welllllll. ! The author provides......more

Goodreads review by Julius

I just finished listening to "Step into the Metaverse" audiobook by Dr Mark van Rijmenam. I must say I enjoy this book so much; it has good structure and guides you smoothly throughout each topic. One of the best things about this book is that the author has discussed the metaverse's good and destruc......more

Goodreads review by Janet

The author offers an insightfull discussion on the future of the internet and the merging of the physical and virtual worlds. The book explores the numerous opportunities and challenges that businesses, consumers, and other stakeholders will face as they navigate the metaverse. One of the standout fe......more

Goodreads review by Loui

A nice peek into the future of the immersive internet. The author provides a great range of topics that will have an affect on our world, ranging from VR and AR to NFTs and its impact on enterprise, entertainment and social. Definitely recommended for anyone who wants to know where we will be going.......more