[New Release] To the Protagonists of the Metaverse World

The Metaverse in Reality: How Far Have We Come?
The New World Opened by the Metaverse
The Virtual Economy and New Opportunities Created by the Metaverse

[Asia Economy Reporter Sim Nayoung] The untact era suddenly arrived due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Metaverse has emerged as a space to quench the thirst for communication. The concept of the Metaverse first appeared in Neal Stephenson's 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash. It is a compound word of the Greek "Meta," meaning "transcended" or "beyond," and "Universe," meaning "world," referring to a three-dimensional virtual world where social, economic, and cultural activities similar to the real world take place. Adolescents familiar with the digital world are likely already stepping into the Metaverse world.

On the 5th, Professor Sang-geun Lee of Sogang University's Department of Business Administration published "To the Protagonists of the Metaverse World," a guide to the Metaverse world for adolescents who will be the protagonists of the coming future. Beyond customizing avatars, enjoying games, and communicating in the Metaverse world, the book forecasts the changes the Metaverse world will bring and informs our youth what they should consider and prepare as protagonists of the Metaverse world.

This book is largely divided into three parts. Chapter 1, "Metaverse in Reality, How Far Has It Come?" explains what the Metaverse is, how it is implemented, and how close it is to us. Chapter 2, "Another World Opened by the Metaverse," forecasts how the Metaverse world will develop by dividing it into mirror worlds, augmented reality, virtual reality, and extended reality.

Finally, Chapter 3, "Virtual Economy and New Opportunities Created by the Metaverse," introduces blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Additionally, to aid adolescents' understanding, it includes "Terms of the Metaverse World You Should Know."

Professor Lee emphasizes, "The reason why it is important to understand the social, economic, and cultural changes the Metaverse world will bring is that new opportunities lie therein," adding, "The Metaverse space varies depending on who creatively uses information regardless of existing social classes, so those who create new things based on ideas are likely to form a new class."

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