Matthew Ball's much-anticipated book The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything is launching on July 19th, and my preview copy finally arrived. (Links to buy it below.) I've already started delving into it, and even after just a couple chapters in, have roughly two dozen follow-up questions I can't wait to discuss with him.
Speaking of which, I'm interviewing Matthew about the book next week amid his huge press tour. (He's appearing in LA on July 20 with Mythic Quest/Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney, for instance.)
What questions should I be sure to ask to Matthew Ball? Post in Comments, and I'll include as many as possible in our Q&A.
Here's video from my conversation with Matt last year, on the metaverse platform Breakroom, along with several store links:
- Get it on Amazon here.
- Get it on Apple Books here.
- Best choice: Get it on Bookshop.org here, which contributes a cut of the proceeds to indy bookstores.
And here's my review of his Metaverse Primer.
Pictured: Henry Au, household neko avatar expert.
As someone just getting into software development, I am curious to know what kind of skills a person should develop if they wanted to make things or test ideas in the metaverse?
Posted by: Zack Day | Wednesday, July 06, 2022 at 05:27 PM
Every technology "bites back" in some manner. Smart phones led to distracted driving, a dumbing-down of some content to fit a small screen, and other unpredicted effects.
Ask him to speculate: what might be disrupted or improved socially if this technology finds a broad audience? (I'm not sure it ever will, but I've been wrong before!)
Posted by: Iggy 1.0 | Thursday, July 07, 2022 at 09:02 AM
Why do CEO's trying to push NFT/Crypto as part of the Metaverse, even though there is so much resistance to it from the people who actually actively use VR / virtual worlds?
Posted by: Adeon Writer | Thursday, July 07, 2022 at 09:48 AM
My question for him would be whether he intentionally chose to include "truthful hyperbole" in the subtitle to discourage critically thinking people from reading his book. (Because that's the effect the subtitle has on me.)
Posted by: Martin K. | Thursday, July 07, 2022 at 09:56 AM
Chartreux cat? Grey fur, zombie eyes? They're the best!
Posted by: Valentina Kendal | Thursday, July 07, 2022 at 11:38 AM
Close! Silver fur, green eyes, a Korat:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korat
(Far as we can tell, that is; he’s a rescue.)
Posted by: Hamlet | Friday, July 08, 2022 at 08:19 PM