Debunking the Bunk and Finding Real Value I’ve written a series of posts debunking some widely-repeated ideas, starting with XR and The Metaverse. Here’s a short update on what I’ve learned about Web3. [It’s worth clicking all the URLs I’m embedding in this quick read…] I don’t claim to know…

Past, Present, Future — We’ve seen a lot of ups and downs with various terms in Spatial Computing. Ironically that umbrella term has remained largely below the radar. I recall us first using it around 1992 in a startup, but who knows how far back it goes?

And what does that mean? — I have 30 years experience in “Metaverse” technology and businesses, starting in 1992 with a small VR startup that even Neal Stephenson took notes on. More recently, I’ve worked on or advised a total of 10 different AR headsets. I’ve helped execs at Disney, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and a dozen…

We Can Have Nice Things, But We Rarely Get To Keep Them — Monopoly is afterall just a game. But it’s also a microcosm of the modern economic reality. It teaches us how, given some simple game rules, wealth and power end up so overwhelmingly concentrated. We theoretically start out as equals, given the same funny money to buy (or later pay rent…

How can we go beyond virtual land grabs and bored NFT clubs? — Back around 2006, I blogged about many issues relevant to The Metaverse (or Whateverse you want to call it). Earlier in 2001, I worked on Second Life and explored some interesting ideas for creating virtual stuff. Here’s one question from that time that’s suddenly relevant again: How do we move…

And at What Price? — I am fascinated with the question of immortality. When I was a teenager, I couldn’t imagine living past the ripe old age of 32. But for many thousands of years this question has driven otherwise rational people to build empires, create monuments and attempt to find even the sketchiest religious…

A simple guide for parents and giant companies — One of my sons is turning 12 soon, a year away from the “official” age for most VR devices. I’ve been working in AR & VR (aka XR) for 30 years now, more recently helping to start billion-dollar products like the HoloLens and more. I should be keenly aware of…