His science fiction novel Snow Crash envisioned an online world where people could use digital avatars to explore and escape from the real world. The idea of a metaverse originated from Neal Stephenson in 1992. Such technologies include blockchain, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), 3D reconstruction, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of things (IoT). To offer an immersive metaverse virtual experience, tech companies are incorporating cutting-edge technologies to power the 3D world’s development. Companies like Facebook (now Meta), Microsoft, and Nvidia have also started creating their versions of the metaverse. However, the metaverse concept is relatively new, so most of its functionalities are still under development. Some video games and work socialization tools have already implemented certain metaverse elements into their ecosystems.Ĭryptocurrency projects like Decentraland and The Sandbox already have their digital world up and running. In the metaverse, you can play games, go shopping, hang out with friends at a virtual coffee shop, work with your colleagues in a virtual office, and much more. It consists of virtual spaces that you can explore using an avatar you create. The metaverse is a concept of a 3D digital world.
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Currently he is a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with a lovely German frau, Katrin, and his super genius daughter, Allister. Mike is the illustrator of Moo Hoo and Ribbit Rabbit by Candace Ryan The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and the Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder novels by Jo Nesbø. Mike Lowery is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally. He grew up in Seoul, South Korea, but for the last fifteen years has lived in his native Seattle with his family and dogs. In 2020, he was named Jeopardy!’s “Greatest of All Time” after winning a primetime tournament on ABC, and in 2022, succeeded Alex Trebek as a permanent host of the show. 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Winner of the Singapore Literature Prize 2016Ī Washington Post Best Graphic Novel of 2016Ī South China Morning Post Top 10 Asian books of 2016Ī Comic Books Resources Top 100 Comics of 2016Ī Mental Floss Most Interesting Graphic Novel of 2016 A 2017 Eisner Award Winner for Best Writer/Artist, Best US Edition of International Material-Asia, and Best Publication Design |