Comments on: Is the Metaverse Less Real if Madison Avenue Says It Ain’t? (Report from the Virtual Worlds Conference) http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/04/05/is-the-metaverse-less-real-if-madison-avenue-says-it-aint-report-from-the-virtual-worlds-conference/ Virtual worlds and creativity, business, collaboration, and identity. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:47:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Dusan Writer’s Metaverse » Insights from Engage Expo: Virtual World Goods, Kids, and Monetizing Mom http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/04/05/is-the-metaverse-less-real-if-madison-avenue-says-it-aint-report-from-the-virtual-worlds-conference/#comment-38123 Dusan Writer’s Metaverse » Insights from Engage Expo: Virtual World Goods, Kids, and Monetizing Mom Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:50:34 +0000 http://dusanwriter.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-38123 [...] on virtual worlds directed at teens and tweens, but still, the content focus was narrower than a previous one we [...] […] on virtual worlds directed at teens and tweens, but still, the content focus was narrower than a previous one we […]

]]> By: Digado http://dusanwriter.com/index.php/2008/04/05/is-the-metaverse-less-real-if-madison-avenue-says-it-aint-report-from-the-virtual-worlds-conference/#comment-475 Digado Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:26:57 +0000 http://dusanwriter.wordpress.com/?p=556#comment-475 What a GREAT article... you really captured my feelings of the last 4 months in a way I've been looking to word them, but I guess I won't need to now :) Yes the 'metaverse' is still being developed, no its not ready for mainstream, yes a lot of empty promises are being made, no it won't be ready tomorrow, yes it will take time to find application to create a valuable contribution to everyday life by individual projects, no there is nothing wrong with the commerce taking place - just don't conclude a failure of the platform because they fail to address their audiences, yes its time to look further then just Second Life, no you won't create critical mass just because you tell 'the masses' to rush in. What a GREAT article… you really captured my feelings of the last 4 months in a way I’ve been looking to word them, but I guess I won’t need to now :)
Yes the ‘metaverse’ is still being developed, no its not ready for mainstream, yes a lot of empty promises are being made, no it won’t be ready tomorrow, yes it will take time to find application to create a valuable contribution to everyday life by individual projects, no there is nothing wrong with the commerce taking place - just don’t conclude a failure of the platform because they fail to address their audiences, yes its time to look further then just Second Life, no you won’t create critical mass just because you tell ‘the masses’ to rush in.

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