WHOLE as in WHOLISTIC|HOLOGRAPHIC
METAVERSE as in METACOGNITIVE|UNIVERSE

The Whole Metaverse Catalog (WMC) is the ideal reference and business development resource for anyone interested in the past, present, and future of the “whole metaverse”. We define the whole metaverse as “a living-entity in the form of a blended global constituency of consumer, professional, academic, industry and governmental social network communities of interest — unified around implementing socially responsible business systems, open source applications and ecological sustainable wholistic solutions. We further define the whole metaverse as a new communications paradigm and enhanced computer human experience, leveraging emerging intelligent 3D animation and film, CAD (computer aided design), video game, e-learning, virtual world, mobile and social media "quality of life" technology platforms.

Following the arc of time from the sixties through present day and looking ahead to 2020 — the catalog is filled with interesting product reviews and anecdotal stories about the designers; producers; publishers and creative analysis snapshots of some of the most important projects and companies in the development of the metaverse. The narrative, original graphics, photography, and accompanying DVD video provide an informative roadmap — explaining and illustrating how the metaverse evolved form fiction to fact, and offers a wealth of information and practical insight to anyone connected with writing, designing, teaching, or producing metaverse content. Multi-layered case studies and reviews, each chapter and the book’s text and visual commentary are organized into four areas: (1) the people; (2) the content; (3) the technology: (4) the cultural impact.

Lou CasaBianca serves as the Publisher and Editor-in-chief of the Whole Metaverse Catalog. He is an author, composer, game producer and documentary filmmaker and has produced over 300 film, video, DVD, Web media and virtual world projects. Lou is the metaverse and new media director for the Global Exchange, a 20-year old pioneering social justice and environmental non-profit organization; and the Green Festival the largest live green conference in the world, with events in Chicago, Denver, Seattle; San Francisco, and Washington DC.

Mr. CasaBianca is the founder/editor of HyperMedia, New Media and Content magazines; author or co-author of The NewTV, the Digital Video Handbook, the CD ROM Handbook, and numerous articles and white papers on audio, video, new media, virtual worlds and the metaverse. He has produced film, video and/or music projects for ABC, Ampex, Apple, Discovery, Disney, Encyclopedia Britannica, HBO, IBM, Oracle, Sony; worked with innovative artists like Francis Ford Coppola, Steve Winwood and Seji Ozawa; and visionaries like Depak Chopra, Ray Dolby, Steve Jobs and Les Paul. Mr. CasaBianca is a member of: AES, NARAS, NATPE, SIGGRAPH, SMPTE, and the founder of the Academy of Metaverse Arts and Sciences.

Ron Schultz serves as Managing Editor. He is an author, editor and event producer. He provides additional provides hands-on experience as a publisher, a book packager, working with publishers like Chronicle, Hyperion and Tuttle, the author of 20 published books, including Open Boundaries (Perseus Books) with Howard Sherman and The Mindful Corporation (Leadership Press) with Paul Nakai. He has been a successful television and screenwriter with produced programs and films on all major networks, the founder of the International Social Action Film Festival, and one of the earliest creators of interactive video disc games and products. He was also a regular contributor to Omni Magazine and the founding president of the Southland Science Writers Association, and is a co-founder of the Academy of Metaverse Arts and Sciences.

Kevin Danaher, Ph.d. serves as Sustainability Editor. He is the co-founder of Global Exchange (1987) and Green Festivals conferences; author or co-author of The Green Economy, the Green Reader, several other books and numerous articles and white papers on sustainability, fair trade, environmental social justice, green revolution and alternative clean energy future. He is the co-Executive Producer of the Green Festivals; worked with renowned authors like Paul Hawken and Cornell West; and Exhibitors like Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, Dr. Bowners, and Discovery Planet Green. Dr. Danaher is also the founder and Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center and a co-founder of the Academy of Metaverse Arts and Sciences.

AJ Noble serves as Associate Publisher and brings a wealth of insight and legal affairs and publishing experience to the project and enterprise. (Additional material to be added). a co-founder of the Academy of Metaverse Arts and Sciences.