December 6th, 2021
Via the New York Times, an interesting look at what art will look like in the future: In the opening pages of Ben Lerner’s debut novel, “Leaving the Atocha Station,” his narrator goes to Madrid’s Prado museum and observes a stranger breaking into sobs in front of Rogier van der Weyden’s “Descent From the Cross,” a votive […]
Read more »The Metaverse Is Already Here — It’s Minecraft
November 9th, 2021
Via debugger, an article on Minecraft, an existing metaverse: What will “the metaverse” look like? Last week, we got a glimpse of Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for it, in his video presentation. If you didn’t see it, CNET has a highlights reel: It begins with Zuckerberg being raptured into his metaverse apartment, where he picks out an […]
Read more »November 1st, 2021
Via Bloomberg, an interesting article on the metaverse: To understand why Mark Zuckerberg thinks “the metaverse” is the next frontier, consider the case of Sam Peurifoy. The 27-year-old chemistry PhD from Columbia University left his job at Goldman Sachs at the height of the pandemic and is now seeking out his fortune in crypto by playing […]
Read more »Mixed-Reality Sports: Pastimes Of The Future?
September 17th, 2021
Via DigiDay, an article on how mixed-reality sports companies are building the pastimes, and brand activations, of the future: The rise of competitive gaming has shown the entertainment value of contests that aren’t limited by technology or physics. When stick-and-ball sports fully return, players and spectators who transitioned to esports during the COVID-19 pandemic might find […]
Read more »September 13th, 2021
Via The Economist, commentary on big gaming’s role in the metaverse: In “Ready, Player One”, a science-fiction novel set in 2045, people can escape a ghastly world of global warming and economic mayhem by teleporting themselves into the oasis, a parallel universe where they can change identity, hang out and forget the miseries of everyday life. In […]
Read more »Big Tech Wants To Build The ‘Metaverse’
August 31st, 2021
Via The Washington Post, an article on Big Tech’s plans to build the ‘metaverse’: The 2018 sci-fi film “Ready Player One” offers a glimpse of what many technology companies prophesize is the Internet’s next big thing. Inspired by a 2011 Ernest Cline novel, the film’s orphaned teenage hero flees his bleak real-world existence by immersing in […]
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