AR Insider
AUGUST 25, 2021
Firstly, the term ‘metanomics,’ in relation to virtual worlds and the economy within, is something Doug Thompson was involved in more than a decade ago and ran a show within Second Life and a series of podcasts with the same name. Some ingenious players created a bank in EVE Online back in 2009 called the E-Bank.
Hypergrid Business
AUGUST 3, 2017
Eight year ago, when I first launched Hypergrid Business , virtual worlds offered a unique set of compelling features. There was presence, and immersion, and the ability to create your own virtual environments. At that time, virtual worlds were the only visible path to an interconnected metaverse of virtual environments.
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Hypergrid Business
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Zoom is good enough for most virtual meetings. The learning curve for virtual world browsers is too high for casual users. But it doesn’t make up for all the shortcomings of either desktop-based virtual worlds, or 3D virtual environments, for most non-gaming applications. Data via Grid Survey.)
ARPost
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
The stylus can work in virtual environments including room-scale virtual spaces. In addition to designing a number of iconic products with Logitech, their most recognizable single product design might be the original Nest in 2009. Logitech’s VR Inc Pilot Edition. It can also illustrate or annotate 2D surfaces.
ARVR
JUNE 16, 2021
Virtual reality is described as a “three-dimensional, computer-generated environment which can be explored and interacted with by a person. That person becomes part of this virtual world or is immersed within this environment and whilst there, is able to manipulate objects or perform a series of actions.” (“What is Virtual Reality?”,
Hypergrid Business
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
At Hypergrid Business , we’ve been covering OpenSim and other desktop-based virtual environments since 2009, and began covering virtual reality extensively in 2014. There are plenty of platforms out there desperately searching for use cases including, I’m sorry to say, virtual worlds.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 29, 2017
The ability to easily design a virtual world — and have other people visit it — seemed amazing. Then, back in 2009, I had just returned from China and was lamenting the fact that travel budgets were being cut everywhere due to the stupid financial crisis and I wasn’t being sent out to attend conferences anymore.
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