Still Here, Still Burbling Along… – Ryan Schultz
I am having a pretty horrible week, between receiving more bad news from a doctor about my continuing neck and…
Category: Metaverse
I Review Two 2008 Books About Second Life—What’s Changed in 18 Years? What’s Stayed the Same? – Ryan Schultz
I am still working away—slowly—on the first two chapters of my OER textbook about the metaverse. Today, in an effort…
Pudgy Penguins gets support as billionaire buys 117 NFTs
Adam Weitsman said he bought 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs over the weekend to support collectors. Weitsman described Pudgy Penguins as…
Five names and their limits
Dogecoin opened October with a new application testnet, while Shiba Inu gained a route onto Solana. Bonk and Floki have…
Some First Thoughts – Ryan Schultz
Well, I was going to write my next blogpost about how I am using Claude AI and Undermind to research…
Crypto VC funding hits $5.68B in Q2, Galaxy says
Galaxy Research reported on September 16 that venture investment in crypto and blockchain companies rose 31% from the first quarter,…
Carlos Austin Steps Out from Behind the Camera to Talk About His Work as a Filmmaker Capturing Live Events in Social VR – Ryan Schultz
Like many other people, I have known Carlos Austin for as long as I have active in social virtual reality.…
MUDs and MOOs and Habitat! – Ryan Schultz
An example of a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon), an early text-based virtual world Yesterday, Labour Day, marks the traditional end of…
ENGAGE XR is to be Liquidated After Losing Its Biggest Customer – Ryan Schultz
I have already noted that we appear to be in a period I am calling a “metaverse winter,” where virtual…
A Two-Part Look at the New Life Simulation Game, Focusing on Avatar Customization – Ryan Schultz
You might remember that I said I had had a hard drive crash on my Windows desktop PC in May…