The following posts are a work-in-progress look into the upcoming book “Field Notes from the Metaverse”. Note that the content is still changing. If you have relevant feedback, or additional insights or context to share, please use the comment section below or contact me directly to add your voice to the book. Thank you!
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Work in Progress: The Emergence of Virtual Worlds
The following chapters are lifted from the section “The Emergence of Virtual Worlds”, which offers a look at the earliest virtual worlds, from MUD (the game), to MUDs (the genre). It also describes how players realized that the experiences they had in these virtual worlds were not virtual at all. “The Emergence of Virtual Worlds”…
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Work in Progress: Neuromancer & Snow Crash
The following chapters are lifted from the section “A new subculture is born”, which describes what led to the cyberpunk genre, how cyberpunk spawned different visions for digital virtual worlds, and how these visions influenced the development of the emerging Internet. “A new subculture is born” is the first section in the book, acting as…