Metaverse: Concept, Content and Context

✍ Scribed by Shenghui Cheng

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 230
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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!    

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Author
Acronyms
List of Figures
1 Metaverse
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Concept of Metaverse
1.3 Origin and Development of the Metaverse
1.3.1 Portal Search and Social Networking Era
1.3.2 The Prototype of the Metaverse
1.4 Layout of the Metaverse
1.4.1 The Seven-Layer Chain for Building the Metaverse
1.4.2 The Metaverse Layout of the Leading Internet Companies
1.4.3 The Architecture of the Metaverse
Bibliography
2 Basic Infrastructure of the Metaverse
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Metaverse Core Network Ecology
2.2.1 Three Technical Iterations of the Web
2.2.2 Web 3.0 and the Metaverse
2.3 Big Data Processing
2.3.1 Big Data in the Metaverse
2.3.2 Data Storage in the Metaverse
2.3.3 Edge Computing
2.4 Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence
2.4.1 AI Chip
2.4.2 Building the Virtual Environment
2.4.3 Virtual Identity
2.4.4 Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Twin
Bibliography
3 Metaverse and Immersive Interaction Technology
3.1 Introduction of Immersive Interaction Technology
3.1.1 Virtual Reality (VR)
3.1.2 Augmented Reality (AR)
3.1.3 Mixed Reality (MR)
3.1.4 Extended Reality (XR)
3.2 Support and Development of Immersive Interaction Technologies
3.2.1 Image Display Principle
3.2.2 Data Visualization
3.2.3 Computer Graphics
3.2.4 Other Supporting Technologies
3.3 The Application of Immersive Interaction Technology
3.3.1 Digital Twins
3.3.2 Other Applications
Bibliography
4 Metaverse and Blockchain
4.1 Blockchain
4.1.1 Concepts, Principle, Characteristics, and Application Scenarios of Blockchain
4.1.2 Characteristics of Blockchain
4.1.3 Applications of Blockchain
4.1.4 Development of Blockchain
4.1.5 Blockchain and Digital Currency
4.1.6 Digital Currency
4.1.7 Concepts of Digital Currency
4.1.8 Types of Digital Currency
4.1.9 Characteristics of Digital Currency
4.2 Digital Currency in the Metaverse
4.2.1 The Role and Application of Digital Currency in the Metaverse
4.2.2 Building the Currency of the Metaverse
Bibliography
5 Metaverse and Social View
5.1 Real-World Views of Community and Socialization
5.1.1 The Concept of Community
5.1.2 Classification and Structure of Communities
5.2 Socializing in the Internet Age
5.2.1 The New Social in the Internet Era
5.2.2 Innovation of Social View in the Internet Era
5.3 Digital Life and the Metaverse
5.3.1 Digital Life in the Metaverse
5.3.2 Virtual vs. Physical Distances
5.4 Games and Socialization Under the Concept of Metaverse
5.4.1 Game Experience Under the Concept of Metaverse
5.4.2 Social Experience Under the Concept of Metaverse
Bibliography
6 Metaverse and Digital Asset
6.1 Holding Patterns and Ownership of Digital Assets-NFT
6.1.1 Concept of NFT
6.1.2 History of NFT
6.1.3 NFT's Transaction Process
6.1.4 NFT and Metaverse
6.2 Digital Assets
6.2.1 Concept of Digital Assets
6.2.2 Value of Digital Assets
6.2.3 The Great Potential of Digital Assets
6.3 Virtual Real Estate that Took Off in the Metaverse
6.3.1 Concept of Virtual Real Estate
6.3.2 Valuation of Virtual Properties
6.3.3 Big Events and Classic Projects in Virtual Real Estate
6.4 The Relationship Between Metaverse and Real-World Assets
6.4.1 Metaverse Changing Real-World Business Models
6.4.2 Realization of Assets in the Metaverse
Bibliography
7 Metaverse Security
7.1 Metaverse Technology Risk
7.1.1 Metaverse and 5G Security Issues
7.1.2 Metaverse and AR/VR Security Issues
7.1.3 Metaverse and Cloud Computing Security Issues
7.1.4 Metaverse and Blockchain Security Issues
7.1.5 Data in the Metaverse
7.1.6 Metaverse Data Security
7.1.7 Status of Data Security Protection
7.2 Metaverse Data Security Governance
7.2.1 Data Security Governance Framework
7.2.2 Metaverse Personal Privacy Protection
Bibliography
8 Metaverse and Law
8.1 The Order of the Metaverse
8.1.1 Legal Supervision of the Metaverse in Various Countries
8.1.2 The Rules of Access to the Metaverse
8.1.3 Law-Making in the Metaverse
8.2 Legal Relations in the Metaverse
8.2.1 Legal Subjects'' in the Metaverse 8.2.2Legal Objects'' in the Metaverse
8.2.3 Legal Rights'' andLegal Obligations'' in the Metaverse
8.3 Law-Making, Implementation, and Enforcement in the Metaverse
8.3.1 Law-Making: Legislation'' 8.3.2 Metaverse Implementation and Enforcement:Law Enforcement and Justice''
8.4 Legal Risks of the Metaverse
8.4.1 Protection of Privacy and Personal Information Rights
8.4.2 Ownership Rights
8.4.3 Intellectual Property Rights
8.4.4 Identity Theft and Fraud
Bibliography
9 Metaverse and Investing
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Metaverse Value in the Eyes of Real Capital
9.2.1 Market Demand
9.2.2 Industry Section
9.3 Secondary Market
9.3.1 U.S. Capital Markets
9.3.2 China Capital Market
9.3.3 Japan Capital Market
9.3.4 Korean Capital Market
9.4 Primary Market
9.5 Investment Risk
Bibliography
10 The Future of the Metaverse
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Metaverse Opportunities
10.2.1 Hardware Development for Wearable Devices and Chips
10.2.2 Backend Infrastructure Sector Focused on Increasing Transmission Speed
10.2.3 The Underlying Architecture of the Core Technology Ecosystem
10.2.4 Artificial Intelligence to Enhance the Virtual Environment Experience
10.2.5 Content and Scenes Related to Everyday Experiences
10.3 The Metaverse and the Technology of Immortality
10.3.1 Entrance to the Eternal Life of the Universe: Brain–Computer Interface
10.3.2 Advance in the Eternal Life of the Metaverse: Consciousness Upload
10.4 The Limits and Problems of the Metaverse
10.4.1 Technology Coverage
10.4.2 Interpersonal Relationship and Social Experience
10.4.3 Data Security Issues
10.5 Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Bibliography
Index