Metaverse: Concept, Content and Context

Dr. Shenghui Cheng is a WestLake fellow and the director of the Intelligent Visualization Lab, WestLake University, China. He obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University), and conducted research at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Harvard Medical School, US. He also served as a consultant for the World Bank, a mentor of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Global Executive Leadership Program, the executive chairman of the CSIG-VIS Big Data Summit Forum, the program committee member of the IEEE VIS, IEEE Pacific Vis, and Chinavis etc. He was selected as a high-level overseas talent in Shenzhen and leadship program in university of Zhejiang Province, China.

• Preface.- About the Author.- Acknowledgments.- List of Figures.- Acronyms.- 1. Metaverse.- 2 Metaverse,Web 3.0,Big Data and AI.- 3 Metaverse and Immersive Interaction Technology.- 4 Metaverse and Blockchain.- 5 Metaverse and Social View.- 6 Asset View of the Metaverse.- 7 Metaverse Security.- 8 Metaverse and Law.- 9 Metaverse and Investing.- 10 The Future of the Metaverse.- Index.