“Field Notes from the Metaverse” will be a book that documents the history, perspectives, and narratives of the metaverse and virtual worlds.
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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.Current book word count: 71,820 I’m back from vacation! Reading & Watching I haven’t been doing much, except reading. Not everything was related to the book, or even the metaverse in general, but maybe you’ll find it interesting.…
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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.Current book word count: 70,109 Talking The interview with Julian Dibbell is in the review stage. We talked about the intersection between the legal realities of virtual worlds and their theoretical potential to be something more – and…
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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.Current book word count: 69,698 Talking I was on vacation last week, so not much writing happened. However, I was able to meet with Thomas Riedel for a relaxed breakfast. We talked about his podcast Spatial Realities (probably…
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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.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 I thought it might be fun to share more about what these sources are and how…
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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.Current book word count: 69,249 Writing This week I have been thinking a lot about the fieldnotes chapters. These are the chapters that contain my personal notes and perspectives on metaverse topics and milestones. Up until now these…
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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.Current book word count: 68,810 Writing Writing about Cryptocurrencies and Web3 is messy. Before we start: Yes, I am on the record stating that Blockchains – and by extension cryptocurrencies and Web3 – have nothing to do with…
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Interview with Raph Koster: The Declaration of Rights of Avatars
Raph Koster is a professional game designer, frequent writer on issues of interactive design, and the CEO of Playable Worlds, Inc. He was the original creative lead on the seminal online world Ultima Online, which first brought online worlds to the mass market. He was Chief Creative Officer for Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), where he…
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Interview with Dan Hunter: The 20th Anniversary of “The Laws of the Virtual Worlds”
Dan Hunter is the Executive Dean of the Dickson Poon School of Law at King’s College London. He was previously the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology and the Founding Dean of Swinburne Law School in Australia. He is an international expert in Internet and intellectual property law, AI…
“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