Magic Leap's CEO Rony Abovitz, John Gaeta, Magic Leap's head of creative strategy, and Neal Stephenson, Magic Leap's chief futurist on stage at L.E.A.P. on October 10, 2018.
Magic Leap's CEO Rony Abovitz, John Gaeta, Magic Leap's head of creative strategy, and Neal Stephenson, Magic Leap's chief futurist on stage at L.E.A.P. on October 10, 2018.
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‘Snow Crash’ inspired the metaverse, and now it’s becoming an HBO show

  • Posted byby Jason Wilson
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A HBO series based on Snow Crash, the 1992 science fiction novel which coined the term “metaverse,” is in production.

Snow Crash‘s author is Neal Stephenson. The book (one of the best tech books of all time, GamesBeat’s Dean Takahashi wrote) has a deeply complex plot touching on archaeolinguistics, religion, simulation theory, philosophy, computer science, and memetics. It was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the most prestigious science fiction award.

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