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!
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Category: Weekly Recap
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New World Notes Newsfeed: Metaverse Content I’m Currently Consuming The Mysterious 40,000 People Plateau Of Second Life User Concurrency Facebook Internal Survey: 1 In 4 Not Convinced By Zuckerberg's Defense Against Whistleblower Allegations — Nearly Half Want Government Regulation Open Forum Question: Could Second Life Work On A Touch Screen / Tablet Optimized For Seniors?
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New World Notes Newsfeed: Metaverse Content I’m Currently Consuming. Featuring a Facebook-less Horizon, a dearth of visits to AT&T in VRChat, and the coming "Hannibal Lecter" to Second Life. 80% Of Facebook Employees Believe This Week's Whistleblower Revelations Will Damage Company, According To Massive Internal Poll ROBLOX Releases New Rules For Its Metaverse: No Politics,…
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SL-Based Passport Game Attracts 2500+ Players Who Want To Collect 100s Of Stamps Scattered Across The Virtual World – Here's How To Play! New World Notes Newsfeed: Metaverse Content I’m Currently Consuming Visit In SL: Rosemont, A Cyberpunk City Swallowed By The Forest Netflix's Ultra-Gory Squid Game Inspires 300+ User-Made Games In ROBLOX, The Metaverse…
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FOX 'S Alter Ego: A Mixed Reality Competition Show From Producers Who Don't Understand Avatars Or Why Virtual Worlds Make Them Real Inside VRChat's Informal Economy: An Estimated 350+ People Make Real Money From That Metaverse — Many Likely Earning A Full-Time Income! How The Pandemic Helped Make The Metaverse Respectable, The Rise Of The…
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What’s The Metaverse’s Killer App, Actually? My Take On Matthew Ball’s Metaverse Primer, Part 8 Watch: Hilarious VRChat Parody Of Bo Burnham's "Welcome To The Internet" By YouTuber With Successful Career As A VR-Based Musician Linden Lab Hiring Senior Product Manager To Shaping Future Of "Original Metaverse" Of Second Life — But Mobile Experience Only…
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The Real Problem With Virtual Economies Is The Virtual Currency Viewing Matrix Movie Teaser Requires Accepting Blue Pill Of Advertising Cookies Seriously Stylish & Dramatic Avatar Portraits By Fredizzle Brown I Can't Stop Staring At This Second Life Tribute To Akira
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Philip Rosedale On Clubhouse Bringing High Fidelity's Metaverse-Driven Spatial Audio To The Massive Audio Chat App Artist Recreates Famous Francesca Woodman Photo Entirely In Second Life Second Life Gachas Are Gone But Gacha's Legacy Goes On — Resales Still A Top SL Marketplace Category With Nearly 900K Items Sannyのおすすめバーチャルワールドニュース : 2021年8月 Sanny Reports For Virtual…
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This New VRChat World Is Created By Someone Whose Game Worlds Are So Popular, She Now Makes A Full-Time Living Via Fan Donations The Metaverse Can't Develop Like The Internet Since It Doesn't Have Open Standards — But Metaverse Communities Can Help Change That. My Take On Matthew Ball’s Metaverse Primer, Part 6 Inside Horizon…
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XR Pioneer Sees Facebook's XR Plans As Trojan Horse Threat To Society ROBLOX Exploiting Young Game Developers According To Startling Exposé Jim "Babbage" Purbrick Brings His Second Life-Based Work Experience To Help Develop Facebook's Horizon Workrooms Surprising Gamer Study: Avatar Gender Preference Remains Unchanged For Over 20 Years — And Very Few Female Gamers Choose…
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Image credit: Christopher Michel As Fifty Linden Fridays Launches Its 12th Anniversary Party, Its Founder Tells Me How An Internet Meme Led To One Of Second Life’s Largest Groups Games Like ROBLOX & Fortnite Have Made The Metaverse Possible… So Is The Metaverse For Kids? My Take On Matthew Ball’s Metaverse Primer, Part 5 VRChat…
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