Field Notes from the Metaverse
“Field Notes from the Metaverse” traces the history and narratives of the metaverse, from the 1930s to 2026.
The book follows the idea of shared virtual worlds through cyberpunk, tabletop role-playing, MUDs, MMORPGs, Web 2.0 platforms, locative media, blockchains and XR hardware, and fields such as sociology, media studies, ludology and economics, and weaves them into one continuous history of “life online.”
Original Interviews
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Interview with Sofie Hvitved: On Studying the Metaverse
Sofie Hvitved is a Futurist as well as Director of MediaFutures & Innovation at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS). One of her focus areas is the convergence of physical and virtual realities and how this trend potentially impacts society, businesses, and our everyday lives. More recently, she has been researching the future of…
Field Logs
Field logs are a semi-regular update on my progress to document the history of the metaverse.
Book Status
Status
The manuscript is complete. Seeking a publisher.
Length
About 168,000 words of main text; 430 A4 manuscript pages.
Editing
Edited by Carla Cook; technical review by James Ashley.
Quotations and Sourcing