“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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I am not going to write about AI very much
AI has always been associated with the metaverse. The earliest cyberpunk novels included autonomous programs that roamed virtual worlds. These ranged from service bots that automated simple tasks, concierges that acted as a speaker for users, to all-out intelligent companions. In terms of actual implementation, virtual worlds have been utilizing different forms of AI for…
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Structuring my Field Notes
The upcoming book is my attempt to retell the history of the metaverse from my point of view. To do that I went over my many (!) physical notebooks and notepads, as well as my digital ones, that have accumulated over the years. Luckily, I am bad at throwing these things away. I also have…
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Let’s get started (again)!
When I began writing the original Field Notes from the Metaverse, I thought it would just be a few articles, maybe five or so, that went into some of the history of the metaverse and virtual worlds. Document a couple of milestones, explain a few concepts, wrap it all up with a model, done. And…
“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