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Field notes weekly #7
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 73,582 Writing A while ago I posted the sections and chapters of the book here: “Structuring my Field […]
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Interview with Julian Dibbell: The Laws & Governance of Virtual Spaces
Julian Dibbell is an attorney in the Technology & IP Transactions practice of Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago. Before joining Mayer Brown in 2014, Dibbell worked as a journalist and author, writing about digital communities, how they function, and the limits of free speech online. Publishers included Wired, the New York Times, Rolling Stone, and […]
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Field notes weekly #6
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 71,820 I’m back from vacation! Reading & Watching I haven’t been doing much, except reading. Not everything was […]
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Field notes weekly #5
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 70,109 Talking The interview with Julian Dibbell is in the review stage. We talked about the intersection between […]
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Field notes weekly #4
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 69,698 Talking I was on vacation last week, so not much writing happened. However, I was able to […]
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Field notes weekly #3
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 69,279 Writing I haven’t been writing much, instead spending the time re-organizing my personal notes and sources. But […]
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What are these “field notes”, exactly?
In “Structuring my Field Notes“, I wrote: “At the end of each section I will add a chapter that contains the titular fieldnotes. I went through my personal notebooks to gather my thoughts, lessons learned, and insights from the respective time period.” I thought it might be interesting to talk about what personal notes I […]
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Interview with Dr Richard Bartle: The Bartle Types, Games Studies, and Virtual Worlds as Identity Laboratories
Dr Richard A. Bartle is Honorary Professor of Computer Game Design at the University of Essex, UK. He is best known for having co-written the first virtual world MUD (“Multi-User Dungeon”) in 1978, and for his many contributions to all aspects of virtual world design and development. His 1996 paper “Players Who Suit MUDs” established […]
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Field notes weekly #2
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 69,249 Writing This week I have been thinking a lot about the fieldnotes chapters. These are the chapters […]
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Field notes weekly #1
This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse. For more on the contents and structure of the book, please see “Structuring my field notes“.Current book word count: 68,810 Writing Writing about Cryptocurrencies and Web3 is messy. Before we start: Yes, I am on the record […]
Field Notes from the Metaverse
“Field Notes from the Metaverse” will be a book that documents the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.
This blog documents the writing of the book, provides additional context & materials, and allows you to add your own voice.