Tag: virtual worlds
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Petz: A Little History of Little Guys
The history of ‘Little Guys’ in AI UX. Petz (1995), desktop buddies, and the design choices that shaped today’s agent interfaces.
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Fieldnotes from the Metaverse | Interview
I was recently interviewed by Dirk Songuer for his book: Fieldnotes from the Metaverse which “documents the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse” and the interview is now online.
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The New Economic Entertainment | 2428
The future of entertainment is interactive, monetised, intertwined with AI and social media, gaming and gambling.
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Presence in Worlds | 2333
What’s the difference between experiencing Presence and Immersion in a world? Or in techno-social systems of any kind?
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Navigation Styles | 2225
A world has to allow players to change their play style as they learn more about themselves in the context of the world.
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Win Condition | 2224
The ultimate victory condition in the most popular online worlds right now is to be left alone.
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Brainworms | 2222
‘Someone has brainworms’, is a recognition that an individual is behaving in a way not congruent with dominant cultural logics.
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Metaverse as Medium | 2220
Why I think the metaverse is important, MUDs, the web as 30 year long distraction, and why worlding worlds means shaping reality.
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All Your Shorts Are Bestonk to Us | 2104
The simple explanation of the Gamestonks debacle is a user behaviour that sits at the heart of the internet’s psyche – The Raid.
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NPC Djs + Co-Creating Virtual Worlds
NPC ‘Muzak’ DJs, Russian billionaires, cutting edge entertainment venues and my hopes for future of architectural virtual hybrid environments.
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Passive Quantified Systems
I think there could be a lot more done representing my phone use beyond lame bubbles falling down every-time I unlock my phone.
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Roblox Corporation – IPO Filing (Notes)
I didn’t have anything to do on Friday. So I read the whole Roblox IPO filing and took some notes.
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First Night On The Island
My first night on the Island in Animal Crossing. I also continue with my Major Organise.
