On Being Human
Artificial Intelligence is sexy. At least, that’s what we’re constantly being told. Technologists wax poetic about how computers can increasingly replicate our ability to think and reason. Folks like...
View ArticleHow the Metaverse was Won
Most people deeply involved in Virtual Worlds, from researchers to developers to enthusiastic users, have read Neal Stephenson’s novel “Snow Crash.” In it, Stephenson coins the term “Metaverse.” He...
View ArticleYou Look Marvelous
We all want to look marvelous. And in virtual worlds, we want our avatars to look marvelous. In both form and motion, we want them to possess beauty and grace. We want people to gasp at their...
View ArticleThe Lattice of Coincidence
“A lot of people don’t realize what’s really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don’t realize there’s this, like, Lattice of Coincidence that lays on top of...
View ArticleHow to build the impossible
Throughout history, we have tried to build impossible things. Insanely impossible things. Things that require innovation, complex combinations of technologies, and a lot of coordination and work. And...
View ArticleEncouraging Exploration: Tales of Telehubs and Hypergrid Hops
We all have a desire to explore. It’s in our nature as human beings to seek out novel things, both the conceptual and the physical. To be human is to be an explorer. Virtual worlds give us an...
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