Category: Technology
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5 Signs You’re already in the Metaverse
When I was at The Economist Metaverse Summit, the question everyone had was, what is the metaverse? The following week I volunteered at my university’s Majors Fair for undecided students. I handed out pamphlets for computer science (even though my major was Management Information Systems – hey, how often do you get to talk about…
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10 Best Quotes from The Economist Metaverse Summit
The Economist Metaverse Summit took place in Silicon Valley to talk about all things metaverse. After attending, if I had to sum up the state of the metaverse in one sentence, it would be: The state of the metaverse is in flux. We’re trying to design it with the problems of Web2 in mind. But…
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Grand Rapids Art Prize Cancels NFTs And That’s A Shame
Now that I’m back in Michigan, I want to talk about the Michigan tech scene! Unfortunately, to start, we have a story about the cancellation of NFTs at ArtPrize. ArtPrize started in 2009 when I was going to school at Grand Valley State University. ArtPrize is an open, independently organized international art competition that celebrates…
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I used AI to create my logo
For years I wanted a logo for this site and my personal brand – Lilyotron. I loved the idea of a robotic flower. But, I never hired anyone to make me one. And then I got distracted by life, and it didn’t seem to matter. That is until a coworker introduced me to Craiyon. Craiyon…
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Smart Contracts
I saw my first smart contract today. I know, I’ve written about the uses of smart contracts for a while but actually seeing one a lot clicked into place! A smart contract is Java or Javascript code. If you know either of those, you can write your a smart contract! Smart contracts should go through…
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What The 1980s Video Game Industry Can Teach Us About the Metaverse
The 1980s – a time of heavy metal, big hair, and video games. I spoke at immerse Global Summit Metaverse 2.0 conference about what the metaverse industry can learn from the 1980s and 90s video game industry. I was inspired by Console Wars by Blake J. Harris. While reading Console Wars, I couldn’t help but…
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