The Blockchain Center of Excellence would like to announce a new whitepaper written by Dr. Mary C. Lacity, Jeffrey K. Mullins and Le Kuai.  The whitepaper is entitled “What type of Metaverse will we create?”

Abstract

Our primary aims in this white paper are to educate readers on current views of the metaverse, its stage of maturity, identify which businesses are already exploring metaverse, and where it could be headed. We argue that a decentralized metaverse promotes greater privacy, security, equity, and inclusion, but the lack of economic incentives and business models for decentralized applications could result in continued centralization of ownership, control, and value if consumers and organizations don’t choose a different path. The future of the internet is at stake, and everyone—consumers, creators, businesses, governments, and NGOs—should have a voice in shaping that future.

Read the full whitepaper here.