Virtual Society

Resumen del libro

A definitive guide to the metaverse: why it's important, why it matters to society, and how to create a metaverse that works for all of us---------------'Brimming with big and convincing arguments about where human life is heading' Arianna Huffington---------------The metaverse is a vision of how the next generation of the internet will operate. Many people believe it is the future. But what will that future look like? An immersive digital playground? The next generation of online gaming? Or just the latest manifestation of our human tendency to create other realities?Herman Narula argues that it is all of these things and more.

His vision of the metaverse, deeply rooted in history and psychology, looks to the Egyptians, whose concept of death inspired them to build the pyramids, to modern-day sports fans whose fantasy leagues are as competitive as the real thing, and finds that humanity has always sought ways to supplement our day-to-day lives with a rich diversity of alterative immersive experiences. Virtual Society reveals why the metaverse offers a new universe of ideas that gives everyone the chance to create, explore and find meaning. It's an essential guide for anyone who wants to understand the true shape of our virtual future.

Biografía del autor

Herman Narula un empresario y tecnólogo indio-británico. Es fundador y CEO de Improbable, empresa tecnológica multinacional dedicada a la creación de mundos virtuales que produce software para videojuegos, simuladores de labores de defensa y seguridad y proyectos de metaverso. Narula posee estudios en ciencia computacional por la Universidad de Cambridge.<br> Ha sido entrevistado en prestigiosas publicaciones como Wired, Financial Times, CNBC o Bloomberg. Tiene una charla TED sobre el poder transformador de los videojuegos que ha alcanzado casi dos millones de visualizaciones.<br> En 2017 fue nominado al premio al empresario del año del periódico The Sunday Times y en 2018 fue incluido en la lista de Maserati de los 100 emprendedores destacados.