THE SCI-FI GURU WHO PREDICTED GOOGLE EARTH EXPLAINS SILICON VALLEY’S LATEST OBSESSION
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THE SCI-FI GURU WHO PREDICTED GOOGLE EARTH EXPLAINS SILICON VALLEY’S LATEST OBSESSION
- In the first six months of 2022, the word metaverse appeared in regulatory filings more than 1,100 times. The previous year saw 260 mentions. The preceding two decades? Fewer than a dozen in total.- The metaverse, a 30-year-old term but nearly century-old idea, is forming around us. Every few decades, a platform shift occurs—such as that from mai... See more
Matthew Ball • The Metaverse Will Reshape Our Lives. Let's Make Sure It's for the Better
In the same way that social media turned a lot of people in publishers, I think that VR is going to turn a lot of people into architects
Kyle Tibbitts • Paradox Podcast on Apple Podcasts
The very premise of the Metaverse presumes that the “next” platform shifts from hardware-based operating systems and hardware-centric experiences to persistent and ubiquitous virtual simulations.
Matthew Ball • Payments, Payment Rails, and Blockchains, and the Metaverse — MatthewBall.co
The tech industry currently stands at a crossroads. At the twilight of social media, adtech, and crypto bull markets (bubbles?), tech workers and consumers are simultaneously exhausted by tech and starving for more. Shiny trends like Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality stand on the sidelines ready to transform latent frustrations into newfang... See more
Bryan Lehrer • What Happened to the New Internet?
