Regulating the Metaverse : A Critical Assessment (Hardcover)

Introduction Why Now: From Mediatization to Virtualization Mediatisation and the Immersed Individual Platformisation, Datafication, and the Technology-Experience Nexus Understanding the Metaverse: Beyond the Hype Building the Metaverse: Key Opportunities and Challenges Experiencing the Metaverse: Enhancements and Limitations Doing Things in the Metaverse: From Journalism to Art and Sex The Economic Side of the Metaverse Acting and Feeling in the Metaverse Life, Law, and Governance Conceptualising Life Conceptualising Governance Security, Regulation, and Other Challenges Old Wine in New Bottles New Wine in Old Bottles Concluding Thoughts