Matthew Ball The Metaverse Book

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:

And here's my review of his Metaverse Primer.

Pictured: Henry Au, household neko avatar expert.

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6 responses to “What Should I Ask Matthew Ball About His Book The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything?”

  1. Zack Day Avatar
    Zack Day

    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?

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  2. Iggy 1.0 Avatar
    Iggy 1.0

    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!)

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  3. Adeon Writer Avatar
    Adeon Writer

    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?

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  4. Martin K. Avatar
    Martin K.

    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.)

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  5. Valentina Kendal Avatar
    Valentina Kendal

    Chartreux cat? Grey fur, zombie eyes? They’re the best!

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  6. Hamlet Avatar
    Hamlet

    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.)

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