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The Immersive Metaverse Playbook for Business Leaders

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Product type Book
Published in Nov 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837632848
Pages 458 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Irena Cronin Irena Cronin
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Robert Scoble Robert Scoble
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: The Reality of the AR/MR Metaverse
2. Chapter 1: The What and Why of the Metaverse 3. Chapter 2: Augmented Reality Status Quo 4. Chapter 3: Where Is Virtual Reality Heading? 5. Chapter 4: The Value of Using 3D Visuals to Interact 6. Part 2: Key Technologies That Power the Metaverse
7. Chapter 5: Understanding Perception Technologies 8. Chapter 6: The Different Types of Computing Technologies 9. Chapter 7: Where Are APIs Needed 10. Chapter 8: Making and Using 3D Models and Integrating 2D Content 11. Chapter 9: Understanding User Experience Design and User Interface 12. Part 3: Consumer and Enterprise Use Cases
13. Chapter 10: New Ways of Social Interaction 14. Chapter 11: Virtual and Onsite Work 15. Chapter 12: 3D and 2D Content Forms and Creation 16. Chapter 13: Retail Experiences 17. Part 4: Why Metaverse Redux?
18. Chapter 14: Benefits and Possible Dangers Reframed 19. Chapter 15: Future Vision 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Geolocation APIs

Geolocation APIs are a set of protocols, routines, and tools used by developers to build software applications that require geolocation data. Geolocation, in this context, refers to the identification or estimation of the real-world geographic location of an object, such as a radar source, mobile phone, or internet-connected computer terminal.

A geolocation API provides geographical location data based on various inputs, such as an IP address, a cell tower ID, or even data from a GPS satellite. They can provide the latitude and longitude coordinates of a location, and often additional information such as the city, state, country, postal code, time zone, and other related details.

This information can be used in a multitude of ways across different sectors – from delivering targeted content based on a user’s location, calculating distances between two points, and tracking the location of devices in real-time, to more advanced uses such as predictive...

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