The document discusses virtual worlds and new technologies. It addresses common excuses for dismissing these technologies like "I don't have time" or "We already have other communication methods." It explores how new technologies have historically been dismissed but still managed to coexist with older technologies. The document also discusses concepts like user-generated content, virtual islands/sims/rooms, augmented reality, virtual and physical augmentation, and how technologies could augment inputs and each other in new ways.

1. Metameets 2010
Avatars and Islands?
Ian Hughes/epredator
Metaverse Evangelist
Taking a bite out of technology so you don’t
have to
www.feedingedge.co.uk/blog
Friday, 7 May 2010

2. Ever heard these vw excuses?
I don’t have time.
Why would anyone want to...
We already have telephone/
email/websites....
Blah!
Blah!
Blah!
NOTE! Happy to answer these still
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3. Have you ever met, or been, someone scared
or dismissive of virtual worlds?
Have you ever met, or been, someone scared
or dismissive of <fill in tech as invented>
Friday, 7 May 2010

4. User Generated Content
Distribution platform
Content Creation Tools
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cave_painting,_Anthropos_(2).jpeg
Human We need go no further we have got this
Communication covered now thanks!
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5. History Repeats
More
Web?
Web
PPT
Film/TV
Books
Cave yet co-exist
Painting
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6. Banksy by badjonni http://www.flickr.com/photos/38834306@N00/2470166108/
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7. Human We need go no further we have got this
Communication covered now thanks! - I don’t think so
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8. Island/Sim/Room
I
VW
Avatar (cc) http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkylondon/2683151688/
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9. Messing with the metaphor
Why does this have impact? It felt strange
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10. Inputs, lots of them
Brain Haptics Touch Motion
http://www.emotiv.com/
Realtime web and sensors
Better puppets Mind Melds
Or
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11. This is the real POWER!
Design
Duplicate
Distribute
Digitally
OAR IAR
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12. Every person http://www.fabjectory.com
can:
Design
Duplicate
Distribute &
Manufacture
Anywhere
Any Device
http://www.desktopfactory.com/
<$5000 http://www.shapeways.com
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13. Augmented Reality
Does not have to be 1 digital layer on 1
physical view
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14. Virtual
Augmentation
Things
from
other
places
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15. Physical
Augmentation
Things
from
other
places
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16. Even better than a holodeck?
wetware grid
(people)
Virtual to Virtual Virtual to Real Virtual to
Inputs
augmentation augmentation Real to Real augmentation
meta
loop
Augmenting Inputs
Threaded by: events, narrative, timings, context, needs
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17. Now I really am scared
Are you ?
www.feedingedge.co.uk/blog
Friday, 7 May 2010