Tag: metaverse
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Introducing: Understand the Metaverse in 90 Days (or less)
Some people have cool jobs where when they’re asked what they do – fireman, policewoman, doctor – they have jobs people understand and cool stories to tell. Then, there are jobs like mine. I think it’s cool but the glazed-over look in people’s eyes and awkward silence that follows after I explain I’m a metaverse […]
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Hype or gripe? The Gray Man enters the metaverse.
Imagine: you’re inside your favorite movie. The star, Ryan Gosling, has a quest just for you. Find the clues, break the code, and save the day. You enter the maze… or at least try to. You barely navigate around the first corner of the maze. Your computer freezes. You give up. That was my experience […]
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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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Launch into the Future with the Metaverse Book Club
A few weeks ago I made a joke poll on LinkedIn about starting a metaverse book club. The joke quickly got real as the poll exploded and people asked me to start the club. Tonight was the first meeting of the Metaverse Book Club. We discussed The Augmented Workforce by Cathy Hackl and John Buzzell. […]
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J.P. Morgan sees opportunities in the metaverse
JPMorgan opened a lounge in Decentraland. They’re now a metaverse company. Or are they? I decided to visit the Onyx lounge myself. It was not easy to find the lounge. I had to look through a couple articles before one that listed the coordinates. It’s at Metajuku mall at 94,21. Once there it was easy […]
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