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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Second Life Running In Apple Vision Pro! Here's How To Enter The Longest-Running Metaverse Platform Through The Newest Computing Device. Disney & Epic's New Fortnite-Interoperable Universe Is The Mass Market On-Ramp The Metaverse Needs Will We Want "Spatial Computing" More Than "The Metaverse"? Quest 3 Sold An Estimated 900K-1.5 Million Units In Q4 2023 Launch…
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What's Went Wrong With Meta's Metaverse Plans? Read/Hear Making A Metaverse That Matters To Find Out! Vision Pro Hair Tips By A Los Angeles Stylist To The Stars — How To Be Virtual While Maintaining Your Real Life Coif Join Philip Rosedale's FairShare Discord To Discuss Digital Currency & UBI — And Start Getting A…
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Do Consumers Say They Don't Want A Vision Pro In The Same Way They Once Said They Didn't Want An IPhone? Good Point By Matthew Ball. Second Life's Upcoming Mobile App Improves World Graphics And Now Includes Instant / Direct Messaging To Other In-World SLers! Can Midjourney Actually Build A Holodeck Despite Technical & IP…
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Survey: When Will You Buy The Apple Vision Pro? Watch: VRChat User Creates System To Control Avatar Movement… With Your Brain. Here's How! Can We Solve Economic Disparity With A Transaction Fee? Check Out This Simulation Created By Philip Rosedale Metaverse Platform Roblox Now Has More Monthly Active Users Than The United States Has People…
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This Artist Amazingly Depicts Avatars Lit By Intense Virtual Light & Shadow Watch: How To Upscale Machinima With AI Program Stable Diffusion PBR Coming To Firestorm In Next Release, Says New Project Manager Of Popular Third Party Second Life Viewer Games I Enjoyed In 2023, From Turn-Based To Deeply Immersive — What Were Yours?
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Three posts to start the New Year: VRChat Reach 105,000+ Peak Concurrent Uses During New Years, Likely Fueled By New Quest 2/3 & Android App Users Dare To OVERDARE: Upcoming Metaverse Platform Worth Watching Midjourney Metaverse? CEO David Holz Confirms AI Startup Is Building "Real-Time Open World Holodeck"
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EXCLUSIVE: Hands-On Look At Second Life's Mobile App In Private Alpha! Linden Lab Says "Spicy Adult-Friendly Bedroom Secrets" Coming To Second Life In 2024. It's A Sign Of Changing Times! Grading My Metaverse Predictions For 2023: AI, Apple, VRChat, Meta & SL Second Life Users Waiting On Firestorm To Implement PBR. Trouble Is, PBR Broke…
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Om Malik On Apple Vision Pro's Power To Create Immersive Photos & Video PBR Survey Results: Nearly Half Of Second Life Users Waiting For PBR To Work In Firestorm & Other Third Party Viewers! Watch: Seamlessly Jumping Through Multiple Worlds In The Virtual Worlds Museum. First Live Group Tour Planned For January! BREAKING: Second Life…
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VRChat For Android Now Free-To-Play — Supports VOIP/Text Chat, 50K Copies Already Downloaded! Epic Adds LEGO, Racing & Rock Band-Type Music Gaming To Fortnite, Also Expanding The Platform As An All-In-One Metaverse Experience How An Art School Grad Became A Viral Ad Creator For Second Life Brands Game Awards Adds Category For User-Generated Fortnite Maps…
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New Essay: I Tell VentureBeat What Went Wrong With "The Metaverse" Watch: Build A Rocket Boy Studio Unveils EVERYWHERE, "A World For Your Imagination" VRChat Finally Adds Monetization Option For UGC — Here's What Three Top Content Creators Think Of It PBR Officially Part Of Second Life: Here's Starting Tips For Creators Interested In Playing…
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