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Into the Metaverse

The Essential Guide to the Business Opportunities of the Web3 Era
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Into the Metaverse by Cathy Hackl explores the emerging digital frontier of the metaverse, examining its potential to revolutionise industries. The book delves into the intersection of technology and business, providing insights into how companies can navigate and thrive in this new virtual realm. It highlights opportunities and challenges within the metaverse, offering a compelling vision for the future of business.
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This book may appeal to you if you're keen on exploring the growing intersection of technology and business. It offers insights into how the immersive digital experiences of the metaverse could transform various industries and entrepreneurial opportunities. If you're interested in future-proofing your strategies and staying ahead of digital trends, you'll likely find this book engaging and informative.

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An illuminating insight into the Metaverse - what it is, how it works and why it will soon be playing a major role in business, technology and society.

An illuminating insight into the Metaverse and how it is increasingly playing a major role in business, technology and society

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The Metaverse is broadly understood as the successor to today's internet, which involves countless interoperable and persistent virtual worlds, and is becoming increasingly integrated into the physical world. This integration is creating a new medium and economy for work, business, entertainment, and innovation.

Into the Metaverse is the first essential guide to understanding this ground-breaking platform and the opportunities it presents from a business perspective. Cathy Hackl draws upon her vast experience as a consultant, strategist, and journalist to provide a fascinating yet accessible insight into how the Metaverse operates from a business standpoint and the various opportunities it presents to organisations of any size and sector.

The book also explores the developments that are underway, which will allow readers to mitigate any risks and recognise the future potential of this platform. This will be illustrated with a variety of first-hand interviews with leading experts in the field, alongside an array of engaging case studies that explore businesses that have already excelled in the Metaverse.

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Into the Metaverse by Cathy Hackl has garnered attention for its insightful exploration of the Metaverse's potential. It is recommended as essential reading for tech-savvy leaders who wish to understand how this emerging digital realm could influence business and innovation.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399401807

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Business

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Cathy Hackl is a Virginia-based consultant, growth strategist, tech journalist and futurist. She has been working in the AR and VR sector for over six years, consulting with some of the biggest names in the industry, like HTC Vive, Magic Leap, and AWS. She runs her own consulting business, Futures Intelligence, which covers all emerging technologies.

She is widely regarded as one of the leading thinkers on the Metaverse with a large collection of articles on the topic, which have been featured in publications such as Forbes, Bloomberg, CBS, Vogue, USA Today and VentureBeat. She is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice and has been interviewed on television programmes, including 60 Minutes. She is on the board of directors for Immersive Tech, an immersive virtual reality company and on the advisory board for Immersive, a volumetric video company.

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