Ergebnis für "Metaverse" in Philosophie

The term metaverse is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of the New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who proclaimed in June 2021 that “the overarching goal” of Facebook is to “bring the metaverse to life”. But what, exactly, is the metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades. 

In this fully revised and updated edition of his internationally best-selling book, pioneering theorist and entrepreneur Matthew Ball goes beyond the hype cycle to present a definitive account of the future of the internet. The Metaverse, according to Ball’s industry-shaping definition, is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences and underpin much of the physical world.

Welcome to "The Work of Art in the Age of Metaverse Reproduction". Originally published in the 1930s, this remediated version of Benjamin's seminal set of essays repositions the work in a contemporary metaverse spatiotemporal setting, substituting thinkers, technologies and examples with their metamodern equivalents.The edited 'reading' of the remediated essay is followed by a rationale, exploring and validating the edits and substitutions made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.