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Three Visions of the Metaverse

Books about our future existence in immersive VR spaces

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Gerald Everett Jones
Aug 14, 2024
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Will you lose yourself in it - or race to an exit door and live off-grid?

Three book reviews and alternative views

Once Upon Tomorrow: Harnessing the New Opportunities the Metaverse Creates by Shurick Agapitov

Shurick Agapitov is both a visionary and an enthusiastic optimist. He is the founder and CEO of Xsolla, a Los-Angeles-based firm that helps video-game developers build and operate their virtual infrastructure, including user payment systems.

The message on the back cover is: As you read this journey, I hope that you believe anything is possible. Because it is. (Forefront Books)

The author’s core premise is that Mark Zuckerberg has it all wrong - as do all of the Big Tech players.

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