Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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- Welcome to New World Notes’ 2006-2025 Archive!
- Virtual World Usage Stats from S&P Global Market Intelligence — Plus VRChat & Second Life Specifics!
- Top Five Posts Including: Huge Rec Room Layoff & Meta Boots Neal Stephenson Off Facebook (Briefly)
- Four Glorious Second Life Sims to Explore — After Watching Sabina Valeska’s Machinima Tributes to Them!
- Virtual World Usage Stats from S&P Global Market Intelligence — Plus VRChat & Second Life Specifics!
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In case you missed it, longtime New World Notes columnist Cajsa Lilliehook is now being wonderfully featured in Linden Lab's Second Life Spotlight here: Cajsa's dedication to uplifting artists through her discerning "Cajsa's Choices" and her unwavering commitment to social activism stand as a testament to her influential presence in the virtual world and beyond.…
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New World Notes' media partner Bad Unicorn is helping develop the Seraphim HUD, designed to make in-world shopping and events in Second Life easier and more accessible. Currently in Beta, consider trying it out, sharing feedback with the team — and get a free gift from Bad Unicorn in the process. Here's how: Click to…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm excited to say New World Notes' reach will be expanding its reach in the next month or two, and I'm looking for media partners who want to be part of that expansion. By media partners, I don't just mean "advertisers", but brands and companies in the virtual world/metaverse industry which want to build…
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Now available in the Virtual Worlds Museum Books & Case Studies section: A downloadable copy of Richard Bartle's Designing Virtual Worlds, a milestone book in the history of the technology; first published in 2003, its influence can be seen in countless MMOs and open-ended virtual worlds, especially around player motivation types, likely beginning with World of…
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Some readers are having trouble posting comments in New World Notes, with some comments flat-out disappearing after clicking the Post button. Not sure what combination of settings is causing the problem, but Martin K. recommends posting comments via Chrome's Incognito mode. So that's one potential workaround. If you've found others, dear reader, please post them,…
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Virtual Worlds Museum Site Launches XR Resource Page For Metaverse Fans, Researchers, and Developers
There's a new XR Resources page of the Virtual Worlds Museum (a proud sponsoring partner to this blog), expanding on founder Julian Reyes' mission to make the site a central community and information hub for people fascinated with the Metaverse and virtual worlds in general. “Researchers and world builders can visit the VirtualWorlds.museum,” as Julian…
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If you enjoy reading New World Notes and have some Amazon holiday season shopping to do, I'd be grateful if you consider these recommended affiliate offers we can personally recommend: The Logitech for Creators Blue Yeti Nano USB Microphone is what I use for podcast and broadcast interviews, and it packs impressive pro-level audio quality…
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Watch this sneak peak of the XR wing of the Virtual World Museum (a proud media sponsor to this blog)! While I'm somewhat biased, it's pretty cool how team lead Julian Reyes is able to seamlessly jump through one virtual world to the next, with no loading screen or log-in page — even leaping through…
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The Virtual Worlds Museum – WebXR Exhibit crowdfunder on Indiegogo (which I'm proud to support as a sponsored partnter!) The very top tier, Virtual Exhibit World Build, costs $11,000 but comes with a raft of benefits including your own custom 3D exhibit world build. This would be an ideal for, say, game/virtual world startups and…
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Excited to announce a new sponsoring partner to New World Notes: A crowdfunder to create the first Virtual Worlds Museum in WebXR! Spearheaded by Julian Reyes, a passionate advocate of virtual worlds, this is the first project I'm aware of to create an immersive museum dedicated to depicting the decades-long history of virtual worlds in…
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