{"product_id":"book-fyo0","title":"traverse the metaverse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMetaverse.\u003c\/strong\u003eThat's the Buzz word you've been hearing everywhere you turn. Right?It's on the news. It' on TV. It's in your inbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, what the heck is it? Ask 5 different experts and you'll get 5 different answers. Internet 3.0 some call it. The expansion of our current Internet. A hybrid thats a mix of real and virtual reality. A great technological advance that will change the way we live play and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the only thing it's promoters can agree on, is that \u003cu\u003ethe term \"Metaverse\" originated from Neil Stephensons 1996 Sci-Fi Book. \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if you haven't read that book, it paints a dark and depressing future virtual World. Totally opposite to all the sunshine and blue skies predictions of the Metaverse evangelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fate of the metaverse, like the fate of us all,is just a question of \"time will tell.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49416738963760,"sku":"BDfyo0","price":10.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fyo0-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773459255","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fyo0","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}