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Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For ハードカバー – 2023/6/27
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An up-close account from the world’s first metaverse-embedded reporter
In Making a Metaverse That Matters: From Snow Crash & Second Life to A Virtual World Worth Fighting For, the celebrated author of The Making of Second Life and Game Design Secrets, Wagner James Au, delivers an engrossing exploration of how nascent metaverse platforms have already captured the imagination of millions. Featuring powerful stories and dozens of incisive interviews with insiders including Metaverse creator Neal Stephenson himself, the author uses his unique, grassroots-level perspective as the first reporter embedded in a metaverse platform. Readers will learn about:
- How to understand and define the Metaverse and cut through the many myths and misconceptions around it.
- A behind-the-scenes account of launching Second Life, the first metaverse platform to achieve mainstream awareness, and what its many controversies teach us.
- Where current platforms Meta, Roblox, Fortnite, VRChat, and Lamina1, Neal Stephenson’s own metaverse startup, fit in the ecosystem.
- How to address the many dangers inherent in the Metaverse before it becomes central to the Internet.
Perfect for XR industry members and indie creatives, Making a Metaverse That Matters is also for tech professionals, virtual world communities, and anyone interested in the future of culture and commerce.
- 本の長さ384ページ
- 言語英語
- 出版社Wiley
- 発売日2023/6/27
- 寸法15.49 x 3.05 x 23.37 cm
- ISBN-101394155816
- ISBN-13978-1394155811
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WAGNER JAMES AU is the author of The Making of Second Life (HarperCollins, 2008), based on his experiences as the first journalist officially embedded in a metaverse platform, and Game Design Secrets (Wiley, 2012). His writing about virtual worlds has been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Polygon, among many other publications. His blog New World Notes (nwn.blogs.com) is the longest-running news site devoted to the Metaverse.
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Please read it, it will change your perspective on Metaverse forever !

At its heart, it's a history book; one of the few really decent ones--maybe the _only_ decent one that tells the story of how the idea of the metaverse emerged. As a resident in Second Life for 17 years at this writing, I can say with some authority, that along with many other stories from the metaverse, it’s awell told (and accurate) recounting of the history of Linden Lab & Second Life. But I can also say it has terrific insights into several recent interpretations of the idea including Fortnite, and the nascent Horizons effort from Meta (now likely to be strangled in its cradle).
In addition to insights about the stumbles of the past and present, the author presents sage wisdom on what the metaverse will need to bring the idea to life and why it’s important that the metaverse be allowed and encouraged to exist.
I loved everything about the approach taken and the topical and analytical breadth of this book.
Just as an aside, the reportage and characterisation of the trans community in SL is IMO fair, dispassionate, and non judgmental and comes at a time when so much heat, emotion, and outright hatred dominates politics, the popular press, and social media, this author's balance made me feel as if I could breathe again. As a part of that community, I was surprised but grateful for the factual coverage
As a Second Life resident and member of creative community responsible for all that residents see, experience, use and enjoy in the original incarnation of the user created metaverse the for almost 2 decades, I must share how much I appreciated and was delighted by the anecdotes, behind the scenes stories and insights that only the author in the unique role of the metaverse's first (and still only) embedded reporter could have collected into this fine volume. Finally, I must share that the author's New World Notes blog as been a constant companion and 'must read' for me for longer than I can remember


I loved reading about technology aspects of VRChat, the Second Life 20+ year journey, and Roblox growth nuances.
Other parts of the book that stood out to me:
- Diverse perspectives from colleagues.
- Debunking of common metaverse myths.
- A cautionary blueprint for the future.
- Research and findings of VR nausea.
- The "Interoperability of Community".
- Invaluable insights in the final chapter.
It is a exemplary contribution to the understanding and advancement of the metaverse landscape.
