03537nam 22006135 450 99654683190331620230622140448.03-031-24359-510.1007/978-3-031-24359-2(MiAaPQ)EBC30605745(Au-PeEL)EBL30605745(DE-He213)978-3-031-24359-2(PPN)27227027X(EXLCZ)992716955960004120230622d2023 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMetaverse: Concept, Content and Context[electronic resource] /by Shenghui Cheng1st ed. 2023.Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :Imprint: Springer,2023.1 online resource (230 pages)Print version: Cheng, Shenghui Metaverse: Concept, Content and Context Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031243585 Preface -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures -- Acronyms -- 1. Metaverse -- 2 Metaverse,Web 3.0,Big Data and AI -- 3 Metaverse and Immersive Interaction Technology -- 4 Metaverse and Blockchain -- 5 Metaverse and Social View -- 6 Asset View of the Metaverse -- 7 Metaverse Security -- 8 Metaverse and Law -- 9 Metaverse and Investing -- 10 The Future of the Metaverse -- Index.The metaverse, a hybrid society of the real and the virtual is attracting significant attention from academia to industry and is starting to change the world. Composed of ten chapters, this book introduces the metaverse from three aspects – concept, content and context. It starts with numerous concepts related to the metaverse, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, Web 3.0 and NFTs and describes the background, features, advantages and disadvantages. It then presents the content or key techniques around the metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, big data, edge computing, 3D modeling and blockchain. For each technique, it depicts how it performs to advance the development of the metaverse. Finally, it gives the context of the metaverse and illustrates the new society in the virtual world, consisting of economic systems, assets, social activities, security, law, etcetera. Overall, Metaverse: Concept, Content and Context provides a panoramic view of the metaverse, a key feature of which is the intuitive visualizations with numerous figures that clearly address the main aspects. This book is well-designed and well-written and will appeal to beginners and students as well as professionals, welcome to the metaverse community! .Computer graphicsVirtual realityAugmented realityBlockchains (Databases)Artificial intelligenceComputer GraphicsVirtual and Augmented RealityBlockchainIntelligence InfrastructureComputer graphics.Virtual reality.Augmented reality.Blockchains (Databases).Artificial intelligence.Computer Graphics.Virtual and Augmented Reality.Blockchain.Intelligence Infrastructure.004.6Cheng Shenghui1373219MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996546831903316Metaverse3404246UNISA