Virtual Worlds

Мир будущего. Многие хотели бы попасть в него. А если против собственной воли? Да еще, вместо реальности, в виртуальную игру? Вот и наши герои попали в игру будущего. Если засунуть четыреста миллионов людей из двадцать первого века, словно тараканов, да еще в одну банку, результат может оказаться совершенно неожиданным.

Second Lives takes us on a revelatory journey through the electronic looking glass as Tim Guest investigates one of the most bizarre phenomena of the 21st century: virtual lives.

With the advent of the Quantum Computer, an "anomaly" occurs, and a bridge is formed to the virtual world. Androids, cyborgs, and creatures from the internet, begin crossing over into our world. At the same time, players of games on this new type of laptop, start crossing over into the world wide web. Soon, the word is out, everyone becomes effected, and the race is on for one of these "magic genie lamps," to capture crossovers to exploit them, or take advantage of this new entrepreneurial opportunity.

The metaverse. That term elicits a wide range of ideas and opinions. For many, it represents the next evolutionary phase of the internet—a fully immersive, digital universe where people can interact, work, and play in virtual environments. For others, it's yet another overhyped technology. So what is it, exactly? And what will its impact be?

Are you struggling to stay present with your children in a world dominated by screens and constant distractions? Do you want to create a home environment where connection, focus, and calmness thrive? In Mindful Parenting in a Screen-Obsessed World, experienced educator Mark Mansour provides a practical and compassionate guide to reclaiming balance in your family’s life. This book equips parents with the tools to manage their own stress, reduce digital distractions, and build stronger, more meaningful relationships with their children through mindfulness.

The desire to be a hero in your journey is something Bobby Angel can relate to. A lifelong gamer, he was the cohost of the God and Gaming series on YouTube and often appears as a guest on Bearded Blevins’s Around the Halo on Twitch. In Gaming and the Heroic Life, Bobby explains that you don’t have to just play the role of hero in a game—you can actually pursue a heroic life by the way you engage the virtual world.

Marketing experts John Quelch and Katherine Jocz offer a new way to think about place in every strategic decision - from how to leverage consumer associations with locations to where to position products on the shelf. They explore case studies such as Nike and The Apple Store, which use place in creative ways. Drawing on a blend of hard data and engaging anecdotes, this audiobook will help any business - from global mega-brands to boutique, small town stores - influence customers more effectively.

Ditchtown. A city of skyscrapers, built atop the drowned bones of old Miami. A prison of steel, filled with unbelievers. A dumping ground for strays, runaways, and malcontents. Within these towering monoliths, Ashley Akachi is a young woman trying her best to cope with a brother who's slipping away, a mother who's already gone, and angry young men who want her put in her place. Ditchtown, however, is not the only world Ash inhabits. Within Infinite Game, a virtual world requiring physical perfection, Ash is Ashura the Terrible, leader of the Sunjewel Warriors.

What happens when you suddenly find yourself in a reality of untold possibilities, in a place where technology and magic are indistinguishable? Every game location is a transformed physical world connected to others through an interstellar network of portals. Every player "avatar" is a living physical body with incredible survival traits. Once in this dreamscape, it would be unwise to not seize the moment! There are, however, a couple of catches.

Grow your brand and attract a legion of customers with industry-proven strategies. E-Commerce is one of the fastest growing industries globally, with a huge potential to grow exponentially in the coming years. If you’ve jumped on this money-making wagon by establishing your online ecommerce business, you should already be familiar with a drawback of such a successful industry: competition. That, in short, means that whatever you want to sell, someone is most likely already selling it. But, that doesn’t mean you should give up.

¡Bienvenidos al futuro de los negocios! El Metaverso para empresas: oportunidades de negocio en el mundo virtual es un fascinante viaje hacia un nuevo universo de oportunidades empresariales. Adéntrate conmigo en el metaverso, un mundo virtual en constante expansión, donde las posibilidades son infinitas y las fronteras comerciales se desdibujan.

Imagine how great it would be to cut costs and grow your business beyond your wildest expectations by “remoting it” with outstanding global freelance talent. Discover how you can eliminate the expense of maintaining an office and many other costs with this approach. Get ready to ditch the office and experience the freedom of working from anywhere while leading a booming business.

A host of technologies—including digital cameras, drones, facial recognition devices, night-vision binoculars, automated license plate readers, GPS, geofencing, DNA matching, datamining, and artificial intelligence—have enabled police to carry out much of their work without leaving the office or squad car, in ways that do not easily fit the traditional physical search and seizure model envisioned by the framers of the Constitution. Virtual Searches develops a useful typology for sorting through this bewildering array of old, new, and soon-to-arrive policing techniques.

The way we work has changed forever. Traditional leadership models are no longer effective in a world characterized by remote teams, AI-driven workplaces, and ever-shifting expectations. To thrive today, leaders must do more than manage and strategize; they must connect. In The Power of the Connected Leader, leadership and employee relations expert Amanda Zavatchan provides a powerful, actionable guide for today’s leaders, helping you build trust, empower your team, and create a thriving workplace culture where your team flourishes, regardless of where or how you work.

Technology can now control the spiritual experience. This is a journey through the high-tech aids for psychological growth that are changing our world, while exploring the safety, authenticity, and ethics of this new world. We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, so it’s no surprise that we’re turning to technological aids for the spiritual journey.

A modern-day Prophet is assassinated and his body cryonically preserved. Two hundred years later he is brought back to life, into a world now ruled by his religion. Also alive at this time is his reincarnated self, unaware of his former existence and what destiny now has in store for him. This is the first book in the Lemniscate Legacy series – a future history, political thriller, love story, spiritual quest, speculative saga, and philosophical treatise.

What is the metaverse, exactly? Why is everyone going nuts over this? Why has it become such a fascination in the digital world? How do we content ourselves with the concept of the Metaverse? So, if these questions spark your interest, why not take on a quest to discover what it is? The metaverse is an idea that has been around for a long time but has recently gained attention.

How do The Matrix, Avatar, and Tron reveal the future of existence? Can our brains recognize where "reality" ends and "virtual" begins? What would it mean to live eternally in a digital universe? Where will technology lead us in five, 50, and 500 years? Two innovative scientists explore the mystery and reality of the virtual and examine the profound potential of emerging digital technologies. Welcome to the future....

A group of interstellar travellers crash land on a strange but beautiful planet that seems incapable of change. But there is more to this new world than meets the eye. And it's not just the monster in the woods....

Two young Cambridge University students invent a time machine that accidentally creates a rip in SpaceTime which threatens to destroy the universe. The only way to stop it is to ensure they never create the rip in the first place. So they must travel back in time to prevent themselves from ever being born. But this turns out not be quite so easy, as they have to travel further and further back in time to try change their future.