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What metaverse means？ How is it connecting to cryptocurrencies （NFTs） and to our lives exactly？ We collected the best metaverse books， both fiction and non-fiction to introduce you to this epic vision， maybe the vision of our future.

Best Non-fiction Metaverse Books

The Metaverse： Unpacking The Hype， by Manuel Defi Robins （2022）

The Metaverse is the next evolution of the Internet. If you want to succeed in business， then you must prepare yourself and your business for this all-encompassing reality. This book will give you a deep understanding of what it means to live in The Metaverse， how it will affect every aspect of our lives， and how to prepare for its impact on your companys bottom line1.

The Metaverse is a reality that is built on top of another reality. On the one hand， all virtual worlds are built on top of the physical world （just think about games like Second Life or World of Warcraft）. On the other hand， we have our own digital environment （the internet） in which we live and use it to communicate， publish information and create content.

How will blockchain technology change this？ How will it change lives？ What opportunities lie in store for2 us？ In this book the author answers these questions， going into detail about how this technology works and what benefits it provides us.

The Metaverse： And How It Will Revolutionize Everything， by Matthew Ball （2022）

It is an introductory work about this whole metaverse phenomenon. The author claims that metaverse is the next step in the evolution of the Internet， moving from a web of information to a web of experiences. Venture capitalist Matthew Ball predicts that this new “Metaverse” will be the next wave of technological innovation， bringing an unprecedented level of value to our lives. The concept of metaverse will change our very definition of “reality，” influencing every industry and function3.

Metaverse： A Beginners Guide To The New Digital Revolution， by Kevin W. Allen （2022）

This book will explain the probable uses of Metaverse， how to create a new avatar on the Metaverse， the augmented and virtual reality effects， Metaverse investment guides， NFTs， cryptocurrency， and more.

The currently available metaverse applications offer a variety of opportunities， this book attempts to guide us where to start. If you are looking for very basic information this self-published metaverse books could be a good start.

The Augmented Workforce： How Artificial Intelligence， Augmented Reality， and 5G Will Impact Every Dollar You Make， by Cathy Hackl and John Buzzell （2021）127CF405-BA7B-47CF-A338-3B3B5F1F764A

A HR focused approach how metaverse and home office will impact our future working habits. Virtualism couldnt be stopped and this is what Facebook （Meta） also visualizes， bending4 border between the virtual and real office space.

This is the future of technology， and the businesses that embrace it will be the ones to succeed in the future. At the moment we connect via phone with each other， there is no more “end of work hours”. But this will further change in the near future. Hyper-connectivity and AR technologies will play big role in the future work places.

The Fourth Transformation： How Augmented Reality & Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything， by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel （2016）

Ten years from now， the center of our digital lives will no longer be the smart phone， but gadgets that look like ordinary eyeglasses： except those glasses will have settings for virtual and augmented reality. What you really see and what is computer generated will be mixed so tightly together that we wont really be able to tell what is real. Scoble and Israel have written this book in the hope that it will serve as a business thinkers guidebook to the near future.

Best Fiction Metaverse Books

Ready Player One & Ready Player Two， by Ernest Cline （2011， 2020）

Ready Player One was really fun and interesting， full of 80s pop culture references， but I did get a little bogged down5 at the beginning. I enjoyed the story and really liked the way it was told. The story exists not only in form of a book but movie as well.

The concept of Oasis （the name of the metaverse in the book） was shockingly realistic， and played a huge part in the story. The main character， Wade and his friends were well developed， both in terms of emotions and personal goals. The story in the first book focuses mainly on small quests for the protagonists， in book two the metaverse concept was further developed and the author put together a great plot for this new episode.

Snow Crash， by Neal Stephenson （2000）

In Snow Crash， Neal Stephenson combines the visceral power of the action-adventure story， the intellectual appeal of futuristic speculative， and the outlaw sensibilities of the computer hacker to create a maturing vision of an America where realities collide. Set in a time when the United States is at war with a fundamentalist Islamic republic called the Caliphate， the novel follows the intersecting lives of Hiro Protag-onist， a motorcycle-riding warrior-hacker， and Y.T.， a teenage skateboarder and a brilliant but reckless hacker caught up in a war she does not understand.127CF405-BA7B-47CF-A338-3B3B5F1F764A

Lexicon， by Max Barry （2014）

Lexicon is a novel that shows how words have power over our minds and bodies well beyond what we might think. In a world where words influence peoples thoughts and actions， it impacts how we communicate with each other in daily life. Lexicon explores the true human nature， vulnerability， and our desires for privacy. This novel causes you to think about the way society treats technology at large6， and how much power it has to change us just as much as we want to change.

Enders Game， by Orson Scott Card （1985）

Recruited by officials for intensive training， Ender begins his new life full of surprises. He thinks he is merely joining the military academy but instead he has been recruited for Command School， a temporary battle training simulation. Ender trains rapidly and proves to be exceptionally talented in his new home！

Orson Scott Cards original story strongly connects to the metaverse concept. The military training program， where the candidates have to successfully solve several military simulations is so real and lifelike that from readers points of view you couldnt identify the difference between simulation and reality.

“元宇宙”指什么？元宇宙與加密貨幣（非同質(zhì)化代幣）有什么關(guān)系，又跟我們的生活究竟有什么關(guān)系？以下是有關(guān)元宇宙的一些圖書佳作，既有虛構(gòu)的也有非虛構(gòu)的，帶您了解這個非凡的愿景，或許那就是我們的未來。

非虛構(gòu)類佳作

《元宇宙：撥開迷霧》（2022），曼紐爾·德菲·羅賓斯

元宇宙是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)發(fā)展的下一個階段。要想生意興隆，您自己和企業(yè)就必須準(zhǔn)備好面對這個包羅萬象的現(xiàn)實。本書將使您深入了解：生活在元宇宙中意味著什么，元宇宙將如何影響生活的方方面面，以及如何準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)對元宇宙對公司盈虧的影響。

元宇宙是基于另一種現(xiàn)實的現(xiàn)實。一方面，所有虛擬世界都基于物質(zhì)世界（想想《第二人生》《魔獸世界》等游戲就知道了）。另一方面，我們擁有自己的數(shù)字環(huán)境（互聯(lián)網(wǎng)），生活在其中，并依托其交流、發(fā)布信息和創(chuàng)作內(nèi)容。

區(qū)塊鏈技術(shù)將如何改變這一情況？它將如何改變生活？我們將面臨哪些機(jī)遇？本書對這些問題作出回答，詳細(xì)解讀了區(qū)塊鏈技術(shù)的工作原理及其帶來的好處。

《元宇宙：一切將隨之巨變》（2022），馬修·鮑爾

這是關(guān)于整個元宇宙現(xiàn)象的入門書。作者指出，元宇宙是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)發(fā)展歷程中的下一個階段，從信息之網(wǎng)轉(zhuǎn)向體驗之網(wǎng)。風(fēng)險投資家馬修·鮑爾預(yù)測，新的“元宇宙”將引領(lǐng)下一波技術(shù)創(chuàng)新浪潮，使我們的人生意義達(dá)到前所未有的高度。元宇宙概念將改變我們對“現(xiàn)實”的界定，影響各行各業(yè)。

《元宇宙：新數(shù)字革命的入門指南》（2022），凱文·W.艾倫

本書將闡述元宇宙的潛在用途、在元宇宙創(chuàng)建虛擬新形象的方式、增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實和虛擬現(xiàn)實效果、元宇宙投資說明、非同質(zhì)化代幣、加密貨幣等等。

現(xiàn)有的元宇宙應(yīng)用程序提供了種種機(jī)會，而本書旨在帶我們?nèi)腴T。如果您正在尋找很基礎(chǔ)的信息，不妨先讀讀這本個人出版的元宇宙圖書。

《增強(qiáng)的勞動力：人工智能、增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實和5G將如何影響你賺的每一塊錢》（2021），凱茜·哈克爾和約翰·巴澤爾

本書主要從人力資源的視角看元宇宙和居家辦公將如何影響未來的工作習(xí)慣。虛擬主義勢不可擋，而這也是臉書（更名為Meta）所設(shè)想的，打破虛擬和現(xiàn)實辦公空間的界線。

這就是技術(shù)的未來，熱烈歡迎它的企業(yè)將是未來的贏家。目前，我們靠電話相互聯(lián)系，不再有“下班時間”。但在不久的將來，這種情況會進(jìn)一步改變。在未來的工作場所，超級互聯(lián)和增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實技術(shù)將大有作為。

《第四次轉(zhuǎn)型：增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實和人工智能將如何改變一切》（2016），羅伯特·斯科布爾和謝爾·伊斯雷爾

十年后，數(shù)字生活的中心將不再是智能手機(jī)，而是普通眼鏡模樣的小玩意兒，區(qū)別在于這些“眼鏡”將有各種虛擬現(xiàn)實和增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實設(shè)置。目睹的景象和計算機(jī)生成的畫面將充分融合，我們甚至難以分清什么是真實的。作者斯科布爾和伊斯雷爾希望，這本書能作為商業(yè)思想家了解不久的將來的指南。

虛構(gòu)類佳作

《玩家1號》（2011）和《玩家2號》（2020），歐內(nèi)斯特·克萊因127CF405-BA7B-47CF-A338-3B3B5F1F764A

《玩家1號》十分詼諧有趣，充滿20世紀(jì)80年代流行文化的“?！?，但一開始我確實讀得有點兒吃力。我既喜歡這個故事本身，也真心喜歡講故事的方式。這個故事不僅出了書，還改編成了電影。

書中構(gòu)想的元宇宙名為“綠洲”，格外逼真，在故事中占據(jù)極大篇幅。主角韋德及其朋友無論是情感還是人生目標(biāo)都塑造得十分到位。《玩家1號》的大部分內(nèi)容是主角們完成小任務(wù)的經(jīng)歷，《玩家2號》中，元宇宙的概念進(jìn)一步豐富，作者為這部系列新作構(gòu)建了宏大的故事情節(jié)。

《雪崩》（2000），尼爾·斯蒂芬森

在《雪崩》中，尼爾·斯蒂芬森將動作冒險類故事的本能力量、未來派幻想故事的思維魅力及計算機(jī)黑客的反叛意識揉捏在一起，繪制了一幅日臻成熟的美國愿景，多種現(xiàn)實在其中相互碰撞。小說把時間設(shè)定于美國與原教旨主義伊斯蘭共和國“哈里發(fā)國”的交戰(zhàn)期，講述了主角阿弘和Y. T. 錯綜交織的生活——阿弘是騎摩托車的武士兼黑客，而Y. T. 是一個踩滑板的少女黑客，聰明但莽撞，卷入了一場她并不理解的戰(zhàn)爭。

《魔字》（2014），馬克斯·巴里

小說《魔字》展現(xiàn)了語言文字對身心遠(yuǎn)超想象的影響力。在語言文字可以影響人們思想和行為的世界，它也會影響人們?nèi)粘Ｉ钪械臏贤ǚ绞?。《魔字》探討真實人性、弱點和對隱私的渴望。這部小說促使人思考社會對待整個技術(shù)的態(tài)度，認(rèn)識到技術(shù)改變?nèi)祟惖膹?qiáng)大力量毫不遜色于我們追求改變的強(qiáng)烈愿望。

《安德的游戲》（1985），奧森·斯科特·卡德

安德應(yīng)軍官征召接受高強(qiáng)度訓(xùn)練，開始了他充滿意外的新生活。他以為自己只是加入了軍事學(xué)院，但其實他被招入了指揮學(xué)校，這是一個臨時戰(zhàn)斗訓(xùn)練演習(xí)場。安德迅速投入訓(xùn)練，并在新家證明了自己擁有過人天賦！

奧森·斯科特·卡德的這部原創(chuàng)故事與元宇宙的概念緊密相關(guān)。候選指揮官必須在軍事訓(xùn)練科目中打贏若干次模擬戰(zhàn)斗，過程十分逼真，以致讀者無法分辨模擬和現(xiàn)實之間的區(qū)別。

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