Constitution and Jurisdiction in Neal Stephenson’s Speculative Fiction by Steve Crawford

“…A common feature of Neal Stephenson’s speculative fiction is the richly imagined political communities inhabited by his characters. …”
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Here Be Dragons: The Evolution of Cyberspace from William Gibson to Neal Stephenson by Donets Pol, Krynytska Nataliya

“…Our research primarily focuses on two significant works: William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy (1984-1988), an icon of early cyberpunk, and Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash (1992), a switch to postcyberpunk. …”
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LOGOCENTRISM OF PURITAN IDEA AND ITS TRANSFORMATION IN POSTMODERN ERA: NEAL STEPHENSON’S NOVEL “SNOW CRASH” by Nataliya I. Krynytska

“…The aim of the article is to determine the ways of transforming the logocentrism of the Puritan idea in Neal Stephenson’s post-cyberpunk novel “Snow Crash” (1992). …”
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Evolving semantics of cyber and punk : a study of cultural relevance with William Gibson & Neal Stephenson. by Lee, Melvyn.

“…To supplant this argument I introduce works of post-Cyberpunk - Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash and Diamond Age. In this essay, I make a comparison between the aesthetics and motives of Gibson and Stephenson’s works, and aim to show a coherent evolution of ideas. …”
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THE System OF THE WORLD / by Stephenson, Neal, 1959-, author 549489

“…Meanwhile, a long-simmering dispute between Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz comes to a head, with potentially cataclysmic consequences...Wildly inventive, brilliantly conceived, The System of the World is the final volume in Neal Stephenson's hugely ambitious and compelling saga. …”

REAMDE / by Stephenson, Neal, 1959-, author 549489

“…In this edgy, 21st century tale, Neal Stephenson, one of the most ambitious and prophetic writers of our time, returns to the terrain of his cyberpunk masterpieces Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon, leading readers through the looking glass and into the dark heart of imagination.…”

The Dark Zone. Philosophy of the Metaverse. The Cultural Logic of the Algorithmic Society by Simone Arcagni

“…The concept of the Metaverse, originating from Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash, has transitioned from a speculative fiction idea into a complex cultural and technological reality. …”
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Pro to AI/metaverse implementation: a review on the potential of metaverse in psychiatry by L. F. Fontenelle

“… Abstract The metaverse, a term first employed in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel “Snow Crash”, is a digital environment delivered via artificial intelligence in which multiple users can use avatars to engage in social, economic and cultural activities. …”
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The 4 Epochs of the Metaverse by Stelios Ioannıdıs, Alexios - Patapios Kontis

“…However, the origins of this term can be traced back to Neal Stephenson's sci-fi novel, “Snow Crash”, published in 1992. …”
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Surreal Virtual Spaces Created in Cinema with Metaverse. Avatar: The Way of Water by Nursel Bolat, Esennur Sirer

“…The metaverse was first expressed in Neal Stephenson’s science fantasy novel “Snowcrash” as the idea of a three-dimensional virtual world, in which both visual and social content are designed by the inhabitants themselves. …”
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Eco-utopia or eco-catastrophe? Imagining California as an ecological utopia by Ronnie D. Lipschutz

“…In this article, I explore four California-based eco-utopias: The Earth Abides (George Stewart, 1949), Ecotopia (Ernest Callenbach, 1975), Pacific Edge (Kim Stanley Robinson, 1990), and Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson, 1992). All four novels were written during, and deeply informed by, the Cold War (Although published in 1992, Snow Crash was clearly written toward the end of the Cold War and in the shadow of Soviet implosion), against a backdrop of imminent nuclear holocaust and a doubtful future. …”
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Kick-start your scientific journey into the metaverse by Stefano Abbate, Piera Centobelli, Roberto Cerchione, Eugenio Oropallo, Emanuela Riccio

“…The term “metaverse” first appeared in Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash. …”
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Metaverse crimes in virtual (Un)reality: Fraud and sexual offences under English law by Andreas Karapatakis

“…Nevertheless, this becomes challenging if the perpetrator exists solely within the virtual world. In 1992, Neal Stephenson used the term ‘Metaverse’ to describe a virtual world where people interact with each other using avatars. …”
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Crafting the techno-functional blocks for Metaverse - A review and research agenda by Amar Johri, Anu Sayal, Chaithra N, Janhvi Jha, Navya Aggarwal, Darshan Pawar, Veethika Gupta, Ashulekha Gupta

“…The ''Metaverse,'' a term popularized by Neal Stephenson's novel Snow Crash, has been discussed in the science fiction community for decades, but technological advancements have only recently made it a reality. …”
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El Nadir de la Ciencia Ficción by Juan Julián Merelos Guervós

“…William Gibson, heraldo del género cyberpunk, es en su última novela un escritor de thrillers tecnológicos postmodernos, y Neal Stephenson se dedica a la novela histórica. Incluso ha surgido un contragénero, la ciencia ficción mundana, que elimina totalmente elementos que científicamente se han encontrado falsos, como los viajes más rápidos que la luz o la telepatía. …”
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Towards Passing Visual Turing Test with Computational 3D Displays and Appearance Modeling by Shi, Liang

“…In Neal Stephenson’s 1992 science-fiction novel "Snow Crash," the term "metaverse" was coined to describe a virtually persistent world in which humans, as avatars, interact with each other and software agents just as they would in the physical world. …”
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Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

“…In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduced by Neal Stephenson in the novel Snow Crash, the idea of the metaverse has gradually come to the attention of the Chinese government through critical achievements in advanced virtual reality (VR) technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), extended reality, cloud and edge computing, blockchain, and digital twins.1 As the concept first began to develop, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) neither explicitly objected to the expansion of metaverse technologies nor did it show great support for them. …”
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