not all avatars and islands?
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Are you stuck in thinking virtual worlds are just avatars and islands. What will push all this forward? Are you scared of change, just like the people scared of the current wave?A presentation at metameets 2010.Threw in an adlib on 3d printing a penny whistle to join in a RL band in a pub which may then be streamed back into SL at the blarney stone. Not all about being a puppet in a box you know.TRANSCRIPT
Metameets 2010Avatars and Islands?
Ian Hughes/epredator Metaverse Evangelist
Taking a bite out of technology so you don’t have to
www.feedingedge.co.uk/blog
Friday, 7 May 2010
User Generated Content
Ever heard these vw excuses?
I don’t have time.Why would anyone want to...We already have telephone/
email/websites....Blah!
Blah!
Blah!NOTE! Happy to answer these still
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User Generated Content
Have you ever met, or been, someone scared or dismissive of virtual worlds?
Have you ever met, or been, someone scared or dismissive of <fill in tech as invented>
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HumanCommunication
We need go no further we have got this covered now thanks!
Distribution platform
User Generated Content
User Generated Content
Content Creation Toolshttp://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cave_painting,_Anthropos_(2).jpeg
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Cave Painting
Books
Film/TV
PPT
Web
More Web?
History Repeats
yet co-exist
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Banksy by badjonni http://www.flickr.com/photos/38834306@N00/2470166108/
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HumanCommunication
We need go no further we have got this covered now thanks! - I don’t think so
User Generated Content
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Avatar
Island/Sim/Room
(cc) http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/2683151688/
IVW
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Why does this have impact? It felt strange
Messing with the metaphor
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http://www.emotiv.com/
Realtime web and sensors
Haptics Touch Motion
Inputs, lots of them
Or
Better puppets Mind Melds
Brain
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This is the real POWER!DesignDuplicateDistributeDigitally
OAR IAR
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Every personcan:DesignDuplicateDistribute &ManufactureAnywhereAny Device
http://www.desktopfactory.com/<$5000
http://www.fabjectory.com
http://www.shapeways.com
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Augmented Reality
Does not have to be 1 digital layer on 1 physical view
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VirtualAugmentation
Thingsfrom other places
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PhysicalAugmentation
Thingsfrom other places
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InputsVirtual to Virtual
augmentationVirtual to
Real to Real augmentationVirtual to Real augmentation
Augmenting Inputs
Even better than a holodeck?
wetware grid(people)
Threaded by: events, narrative, timings, context, needs
metaloop
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User Generated Content
Now I really am scared
Are you ?
www.feedingedge.co.uk/blog
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