Bøger af Matthew Ball

In the tradition of The Second Machine Age and Superintelligence comes the first book on the next internet: the metaverse

Ereyar the Cat is the story of a cat and the family that loves him. Ereyar is a typical family pet cat, contrary, stubborn and cuddly.

A story of life, love and a lady that really does not like dogs.

In this erotic horror story, struggling farmers, Connie and Marcus decide to take chicken farming to the next level with some questionable genetic manipulation. This sexually explicit story is told against a backdrop of love, lust and sexual awakening. When a silly mistake unleashes a dangerous new spider, will love or life be the true winner?

When farmers Marcus and Connie decide to build a better chicken using Dodo DNA, they never imagined the nightmare that would be unleashed on the land when things go horribly wrong. An erotic science fiction novel with a difference, this book includes author illustrations and colouring book pages at the back.

"From the leading theorist of the Metaverse comes the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us. The term "Metaverse" is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese Communist Party. But what, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences, and also underpin much of the physical world. For decades, these ideas have been limited to science fiction and video games, but they are now poised to revolutionize every industry and function, from finance and healthcare to education, consumer products, city planning, dating, and well beyond. Taking us on an expansive tour of the "next internet," Ball demonstrates that many proto-Metaverses are already here, such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox. Yet these offer only a glimpse of what is to come. Ball presents a comprehensive definition of the Metaverse before explaining the technologies that will power it-and the breakthroughs that will be necessary to fully realize it. He addresses the governance challenges the Metaverse entails; investigates the role of Web3, blockchains, and NFTs; and predicts Metaverse winners and losers. Most importantly, he examines many of the Metaverse's almost unlimited applications. The internet will no longer be at arm's length; instead, it will surround us, with much of our lives, labor, and leisure taking place inside the Metaverse. Bringing clarity and authority to a frequently misunderstood concept, Ball foresees trillions of dollars in new value-and the radical reshaping of society"--