Renowned author and award-winning journalist Nina Xiang is all set to enter into the metaverse for her upcoming book launch event. Nina Xiang will enter into Decentraland to launch her new book ‘Parallel Metaverses’, becoming the first author to launch a book in the metaverse.
The metaverse book launch event will feature a virtual author meet-up, Proof Of Attendance Protocol (POAP) token giveaways, and lucky draws to win free books.
Parallel Metaverses offers a 360-degree view of metaverse economy
Nina Xiang’s Parallel Metaverses investigates how the United States, China, Europe, South Korea, Japan and other global technology hotspots are building their respective metaverses. The book reviews what major tech companies, including Meta (Facebook), Microsoft, Apple, Google, Tencent, ByteDance, Alibaba, Baidu, Huawei, Samsung, Sony and Nvidia, are doing to construct their versions of the future 3D internet.
The book also looks into major metaverse technologies including AR, VR, MR (XR) hardware, game engines, virtual human, blockchain, and their respective competitive landscape. Finally, Xiang provides insights on the business opportunities of the metaverse, along with the risks and challenges.
Commenting on the future of metaverse, Nina Xiang, said:
“There will be many metaverses existing in parallel, and the future virtual worlds will ride on the existing rails of the internet. Games will be the starter and the main course of the metaverse banquet, while the blockchain-based metaverse is going to play a marginal or minor role. Ultimately, the metaverse will likely mirror the messy and chaotic nature of our physical world.”
Nina Xiang to interact with participants inside decentraland
The official book launch will be accompanied by a virtual book launch event taking place inside Decentraland at 9am-10am, Hong Kong time, on April 3, 2022.
Nina Xiang will enter into the decentraland – as an avatar – and she will interact with participants and answer audience questions. Participants will receive their unique POAP token, and have a chance to win free copies of the book.
How to join the launch event inside Decentraland?
The virtual book launch event will take place inside Decentraland at 9am-10am, Hong Kong time, on April 3, 2022.
You can join Nina Xiang during the book launch insie decentraland by visiting this link: https://events.decentraland.org/event/?id=47640abf-3912-4081-b4f1-5b881155a6e7
You can visit as guest or set up your own account on Decentraland. Then click the link to be teleported to the virtual land where the event is taking place. Please plan to first spend about 30 minutes to setup avatars and to get logged into Decentraland before the event’s starting time.
Who is Nina Xiang?
Nina Xiang is a renowned author and award-winning journalist, and an expert on the Chinese venture capital and technology sector.
Nina Xiang has held editorial positions at several financial and business media networks, including Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Euromoney Institutional Investor, and China Business Network in Beijing, New York, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Her previous books “Red AI: Victories and Warnings From China’s Rise In Artificial Intelligence” and “US-China Tech War: What Chinese Tech History Reveals About Future Tech Rivalry” were both the number one new releases in their respective categories.
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