Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Category: Weekly Recap
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ChatGPT & Other AI Programs Not Conscious, Argue Experts Who Publish Checklist Of Meaningful Indicators Of Consciousness This Multiplayer Theme Park Simulator With 500 NPCs Is The Latest Jaw-Droppingly Ambitious User-Created Project In VRChat Amazing Group Photo Of Second Life Supervillain Cosplay — Shot In Five Very Amazing & Unique Variations! There's A Large Flickr…
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Palia Particularly Appealing To Second Life Players. Here's Some Play Tips! Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース : 2023年8月 Sanny Reports For Virtual Japan "The Metaverse" Of Today Is A Bit Like "The Information Super Highway" Of The 1990s — Excerpt From Making A Metaverse That Matters New World Notes Seeking New Sponsoring Partners! Here's The Details Unity Price Increase…
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This Great-Looking, Fully VR, Voxel-Based Sandbox Game Was Created By One Person — And It's Now Updated & On Sale! Today's Second Life Flickr Pick: "EPIPHAINEIN" Creates Incredibly Creative & Zany Riffs On Biden, Edward Hopper’s "Nighthawks" & Beyond! Second Life Mass Growth Won't Raise Premium Prices (Probably) Second Life Community Raises Over USD $9000…
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Richard Bartle Asked Midjourney To Generate Avatars Of 15 MMOs — Can You Guess Which MMO Each Is Supposed To Represent? Today's Second Life Flickr Pick: Emotionally Expressive Avatar Portraits From Fay Doobie Fighting The False "ChatGPT Killed The Metaverse" Narrative With Actual User Data Showing The Metaverse Actually Much Larger Listen: Pondering The Potential…
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Watch: Philip Rosedale Interviews Metaverse Pioneer Avi Bar-Zeev On Helping Create Second Life Prims, Apple's VisionPro, And Much More LOOK: Incredible Images Inspired By Oppenheimer Created In Second Life Roblox Stock Performance Misses Metaverse Platform's Population Has Grown To 300 MILLION MAU Metaverse Artist AM Radio On Second Life As The First "Giga-Artwork" Anti-Trans Concern…
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Roblox On Quest Feels Like A Buggy Rush Job Pro-Russia Trolls Reportedly Targeting Trans Flagged Sim In Second Life; Matches Similar Pro-Russia Trolling In Minecraft & Roblox How Did ChatGPT "Solve" This Challenging Logic Puzzle? Meta's "Smart Glasses" Stepping Stone To AR Has Only Stepped Into Obscurity Second Life Finally Adds New Mesh-Based Avatars &…
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Watch: Philip Rosedale & Me Chat About The Rise Of AI, VisionPro, And Making A Metaverse That Matters Fortnite Creative Plagued By IP-Violating Maps That Harm Devs Playing By The Rules, Says Top Metaverse Studio Head Meta Smartly Ties Roblox Integration To Its Metaverse Strategy In Latest Earnings Call Barbie Cosplay Photo Fun Sweeps Up…
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Read/Listen: My Making A Metaverse That Matters Interview With VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi Watch: Second Life Continent Scanned & Exported To Blender As A 3D Terrain Model! I Doubt The SAG Strike Will Lead To Hollywood Replacing Actors With Synthetic Humans – Here's Why Viewfinder Finally Playable On Steam & PS5 For Brain-Melting Indie Fun Today's…
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Listen: Heavily Geeking Out On The Metaverse, VR, Gaming & Related Topics With Colette & Matt Now On Kindle: 20th Anniversary Edition Of The Making Of Second Life. I'm Giving Away 50 Free Copies To Making A Metaverse That Matters Readers! Today's Flickr Pick: Francesca Pfeffer Shoots The Amazing Sentient Animals Of Second Life Meta…
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Giant Sculpture Built In Second Life Exported To Burning Man In Real Life ChatGPT Outpaced By Leading Metaverse Platforms On Google Trends As Visits To OpenAI Website Trend Down Fact-Checking The "MMO Meets 3D Editor Meets Social Network Meets TV Remote" Complexity Of Second Life's User Interface Highlights From My Reddit AMA For Making A…
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