Metaversed

Assumptions 206 A Protocol and an Engine 210 Governance and Access 213 Notes 215 Chapter 10: Privacy and Safety in the Metaverse 219 Data Issues 222 Your Internet of Things 224 Security 227 Social and Emotional 228 Harassment 229 Digital Cloning 230 Hacking 230 Society 231 Children's Safety 232 Safety Controls 233 Notes 234 Chapter 11: New Rights and Regulations 237 Crypto Scams 238 New Medium and Platform Risks 241 Metaverse Dark Web 242 Challenges and Risks 242 Trust Across Worlds 243 Assess 245 Inform 246 Manage 247 Prevent 247 New Rules for New Ways 248 Notes 252 Chapter 12: The New Humanity 255 The Impact of Data 255 Reality, Digital, Technology 260 IoT (Internet of Things) 260 Wearables 261 Robotics 262 Self- Driving Cars 263 Exoskeletons 264 It's All Connected 264 Where's the Line? 265 Singularity 265 Post- Humanism 266 We Don't Know Yet 269 Notes 270 Part 5: Preparation 273 Chapter 13: Building the Metaverse 275 Start Your Immersion 277 Play Video Games 277 Try Virtual Reality 278 Get Social in VR 279 Try Haptics 279 Try Augmented Reality 280 And, Yes, Crypto 280 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 281 Wearables 282 Ubiquitous AR Cloud 282 Avatars and Digital Beings 282 Ethics, Trust, and Risks 285 Prepare 287 First Steps in Each Market 289 Art and Performance 289 Advertising, PR, Marketing 289 Retail 290 Entertainment and Music 291 News 291 Events 292 Casinos 293 Adult Entertainment 293 Sports and Fitness 293 Travel and Tourism 294 Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) and Real Estate 295 Transportation 296 Manufacturing 297 Health 298 Education 299 Governments' Immediate Challenges 299 Notes 301 Chapter 14: A Toolbox for the Metaverse 303 Predictions 306 Technologies 307 Web3 and Blockchain 307 Spatial Web 309 5G, IoT, and Edge Computing 309 Digital Twins 310 Cloud Computing 310 XR 310 Headsets and Glasses 312 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 313 Woven Together 314 The Race Has Begun 315 New Rules 316 A Great Reset 317 Doing Business in the Metaverse 317 Digitalizing Humans 318 Metaverse Markets 318 Interoperability 318 Privacy and Safety 319 Rights and Regulations 320 New Humanity 320 Building the Metaverse 321 Next Steps 321 Notes 322 Index 325 Acknowledgments Major thanks to Nigel Wyatt for creating the opportunity, and to our team at Wiley-- Jim Minatel, Melissa Burlock, Pete Gaughan, Patrick Walsh, and Barath Kumar Rajasekaran-- for the trust and patience throughout this process. Thanks to all the experts who took the time to contribute their unique insights to this book. Martina Welkhoff and Amy LaMeyer,for your preface and words of encouragement. Thanks to the inspiring members of our amazing metaverse ecosystem who contributed quotes to the book, namely (in alphabetical order): Alan Smithson, Alex Coulombe, Alina Kadblusky, Alon Grinshpoon, Amber Osbourne, Andres Leon-Geyer, Angeli Gianchandani, Anne Ahola Ward, Antonia Forester, Antony Vitillo, Ash Richter, Ben Erwin, Brandon Powers, Brendan Bradley, Carla Gannis, Christina Heller, Cortney Harding, Christy Seville, Chris Valentine, Danilo Castro, David Parisi, Elena Piech, Emily Olman, Gonçalo Prata, Henry Keyser, James Watson, Jan Pflueger, Jason Chung, Jason McDowell, Jesse Alton, Jimmy Vainstein, Joanna Popper, Juliana Loh, Katie Hudson, Kavya Pearlman, Keisha Howard, Kiira Benzing, Linda Jacobson, Manuel Oliveira, Marco Magnano, Mariia Tintul, Marisa Borsboom, Mark Sage, Nuno Folhadela, Mike Pell, Rafael Pavon, Regine Gilbert, Richard Ward, Robin White Owen, Sammy Popat, Sarah Hill, Sonya Haskins, Susan Persky, Susanna Pollock, Tupac Martir, Valentino Megale, Veronica Costa Orvalho, Vince Kadlubek, and Unai Extremo.