“Field Notes from the Metaverse” will be a book that documents the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse and virtual worlds.

  • Field notes weekly #20

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: I don’t know James Rolfe. Struggling I feel a certain amount of kinship with Dan Olsen. We might be the same age, although I doubt it. And I did not go to film school. Better…

  • Field notes weekly #19

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 105,488 Writing This week I have been working a lot on the “Field Notes” chapters. I have been pushing and prodding at them for a while and while they started out as “one chapter…

  • Field notes weekly #18

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 102,228 Writing Writing is hard. As with projects in general, the 80/20 rule also applies to writing books. It feels like I am 80% there for the book, and I am starting to struggle…

  • Field notes weekly #17

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 99,914 Writing Last week I focused on virtual world economics. While I love writing and talking about this, I am struggling how to best weave the topic into the book. It’s easy to go…

  • Field notes weekly #16

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 98,306 Writing Coming back to writing after a 5 week vacation break is never easy. Of course I read a lot and made notes during that time, but I took a deliberate break from…

  • Field notes weekly #15

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 96,848 Summer vacation is over. Back to writing! ✍️🗣️⌨️💪🙌

  • Interview with Catalin Alexandru: Web3 and the Challenges of Creating Open Virtual Economies

    Interview with Catalin Alexandru: Web3 and the Challenges of Creating Open Virtual Economies

    Catalin Alexandru is a behavioural game economist with over 16 years of experience designing economies and ecosystems. He has worked as a game designer, analyst and advisor across every business model for the biggest global game companies and brands. His focus is building sustainable economies based around user generated content (UGC), which he thinks will…

  • Field notes weekly #14

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 92,467 Blog New theme. You like? Getting visuals is hard. And for reasons I don’t like to use generative AI. So I got rid of visuals. Added bonus: It allows me to focus on…

  • Interview with Jon “NEVERDIE” Jacobs: The Economic Opportunities in Virtual Worlds

    Interview with Jon “NEVERDIE” Jacobs: The Economic Opportunities in Virtual Worlds

    Jon “NEVERDIE” Jacobs has been at the frontline of pioneering virtual worlds for over two decades. In 2005, he was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest price ever paid for a virtual item, acquiring the “Asteroid Space Resort” in Project Entropia. Jacobs developed the property into a stadium, shopping center,…

  • Field notes weekly #13

    This is a weekly update on my progress to document the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse.Current book word count: 90,770 Writing I wanted to work on other things, but somehow I felt like doing the chapter around the crypto casino. And I’m glad I did because it really helped me draw a clear…

“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