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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Category: Weekly Recap
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Four Glorious Second Life Sims to Explore — After Watching Sabina Valeska's Machinima Tributes to Them! Survey: How Often Do You See People Using Meta Ray-Bans AR / AI Glasses in Public? Rec Room Cuts Half Staff, Blames AI Tool That "Frustrated" Best Creators Facebook Changed Name of Company to Evoke Metaverse of Neal Stephenson's…
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Three Spectacular SL Mainstores to Visit During "Blackout August" Wikéo Converts Wikipedia Entries Into Podcasts "Hosted" by AI Narrators This Amazingly Fluid Second Life Machinima Created With an Innovative New (If Controversial) Technique How Much Money Do 3D Artists Really Make? A Movie/Game Industry Veteran Explains the Complexities — And Advises "Shadow Meshers" Working in…
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Visit Mug, a Second Life Store That's Also an Apocalyptic, Kraken-Choked City Why Are There No Truly Massive Science Fiction-Themed MMOs? Two Top MMO Devs Discuss the Deep Design Hurdles What Amazing Worlds / Experiences Should the Virtual Worlds Museum Feature from Roblox, Second Life, Rec Room, VRChat & Other VR/App-Based Virtual Worlds? Linden Lab…
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Want a Break from the Second Life Shopping Event Grind? Here's Some Amazing SL Sims to Explore During "Blackout August" Watch: Livestream of Second Life Party That's Also Mind-Melting, Gen AI-Powered Art Experience BREAKING: VRChat Community's Mission to Build an Infinite Monument Beset By "Cheating" Auto-Builder Got a Good Idea for Linden Lab's Creator Partnership…
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Above: Me in a more innocent time (by which I mean 2024) Visit Starlight Designs, an SL Mainstore That Unfolds Like a Fairy Tale Philip Rosedale Combating Second Life Lag With New Test Viewer That Tracks "Jitter" After Talking With Three Experts, I'm Convinced XR Headsets Will NEVER Go Mainstream — But That Big Tech…
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Deadpool Dance-onomics: Surprising Revenue Details from Top Seller of RL Mocap Animations in Second Life WATCH: 11 Players in VR Rigs Re-Enact Church Gunfight from Kingsman in VRChat in Real Time! Here's How They Shot It & Other Fight Scenes. Guess What Major Tech Company Looked to Be Interested in Buying Linden Lab / Second…
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Top Twelve Tips Veteran SL Merchants Wish They Knew Before Creating / Selling Content in Second Life SL Meshers/Riggers: How Much Money Do You Make Subcontracting in Second Life? Take This Anonymous Survey! Updating My Metaverse Platform Leader Chart for 2025: First Draft Numbers The Pros of Shadow Meshing vs Going Solo in Second Life:…
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SL Brand Spotlight: Readers Recommend These Newer/Smaller Stores! Quality Control vs. Feudalism: Two Views on Second Life Shopping Event "Gatekeeping" Philip Rosedale Believes AI Will Soon Ruin the Internet As We Know It. So I Asked Him if He's Worried AI Will Also Ruin Virtual Worlds. Should Linden Lab Add Revenue Sharing Tools for SL…
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Are Second Life Shopping Events Run By Gatekeeping "Cartels", or Is There More to the Story? Find Out on My Patreon! VR Market Data from S&P Global Analyst Neil Barbour — Slow HMD Sales, But Passionate Niche Gamers Shadow Meshing: The Truth About Second Life's Secret Subcontractors VRChat on Hiring Spree Exactly One Year After…
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Visit Bad Unicorn World, a Wacky New Theme Park in Second Life — And a Promising Approach to Growing SL's User Base The Truth About Shadow Meshing, SL's Secret Subcontracting System (On My Patreon) VRChat the Company Working With Sawhorse, Major Immersive Marketing Studio Behind Big Brand Activations in Roblox & Fortnite Watch: MetaGravity Creating…
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