دانلود کتاب Next Stop Metaverse: A Quick Guide to Concepts, Uses, and Potential for Research and Practice

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Prologue
Contents
About the Authors
Abbreviations
List of Figures
1: What It Is About
1.1 The Path to a Metaverse So Far
1.2 Definition Metaverse
1.3 Characteristics of the Metaverse
1.3.1 Immersion
1.3.2 Quasi-Real-Time
1.3.3 Synchronicity
1.3.4 Persistence
1.3.5 Interoperability
1.3.6 Decentralization
1.3.7 Social System
1.4 Market Potential
2: Where We Are
2.1 Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Tech as a Framework for Orientation
2.2 Brief History of the Internet
2.3 Proto Metaverse
2.3.1 History of the Proto Metaverse
2.3.2 Offers and Activities in the Proto Metaverse
2.3.2.1 Overview of Proto Metaverse Characteristics
2.3.2.2 Horizon Worlds and Horizon Workrooms
2.3.2.3 Decentraland
2.3.2.4 The Sandbox
2.3.2.5 Second Life
2.3.2.6 Roblox
2.3.2.7 Fortnite
2.3.2.8 Minecraft
2.3.2.9 Upland
3: What We Need
3.1 Overview: Important Components of the Metaverse
3.2 Contents and Use Cases in the Metaverse
3.2.1 Working in the Metaverse
3.2.2 Education in the Metaverse
3.2.3 Leisure in the Metaverse
3.2.4 Shopping in the Metaverse
3.2.5 Health in the Metaverse
3.2.6 Environment in the Metaverse
3.3 Infrastructure for the Metaverse
3.3.1 Hardware
3.3.2 Device Independence
3.3.3 Networks and Cloud Infrastructure
3.3.4 Computing Power
3.3.5 Standards
3.4 Technologies for the Metaverse
3.4.1 Augmented and Virtual Worlds
3.4.2 Blockchain
3.4.3 Artificial Intelligence
3.4.4 Game Engine and Digital Ecosystems
3.5 Monetization within the Metaverse
3.5.1 Payment
3.5.2 Digital Assets
3.5.3 Digital Currencies
3.5.4 Crypto Wallets
3.5.5 Digital Marketplaces
3.6 Regulation in the Metaverse
3.6.1 Identity Management
3.6.2 Cybersecurity
3.6.3 Data Protection
3.6.4 Rules and Enforcement Mechanisms
4: Where the Journey Takes Us
4.1 Outlook
4.2 Metaverse Journey for the Own Company
4.3 Assessments of the Metaverse from Different Industries
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