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The Archives
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02.12.11Virtual Dialogues: My Conversation with Rod Humble, CEO of Linden LabLong-term residents of Second Life would probably experience the little shiver of recognition that I did during a long-ranging interview with Rod Humble, the new CEO of Linden Lab. "For me, the hook was the moment I created something," Humble told me. "It was the moment I made a cube and then checked off 'activate physics' and watched as the cube fell to the ground and bounced to its side." For many Second Life users, that initial 'aha' moment is often something so simple that it later seems difficult to describe the power of the experience: the moment you rez a prim ...
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02.04.09Second Life, the Next Wave of Customer ExperienceWhile this article is somewhat quaint, Steven Walden of Beyond Philosophy wrote an op-ed for Mycustomer.com that speaks favorably of the Web's virtual commercial future. Asserting that "today's geek or student is tomorrow's audience," Walden, the principal consultant and head of research at the customer experience company, wrote highly of the 'mash-up,' as he calls it, of the Web 2.0 and the 3D Web. He sees an innovative future for companies looking to find the next wave of consumers online, and he sees it in virtual worlds: The use of such 3D technology and virtual communication is highly likely to mash-up with ...
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11.20.08Google Lively: Virtual World Project KilledRumors about a move by Google into virtual worlds predicted a, well, world killer, but in the end, Google Lively was the one that got the axe. Google's Lively Was Always Under Construction: CNet reports that the Google Lively blog has announced that it is no longer pursuing the technology. Google reported on its blog: ""Despite all the virtual high fives and creative rooms everyone has enjoyed in the last four and a half months, we've decided to shut Lively down at the end of the year," Google said on its official blog Wednesday evening. "It has been a tough decision, but we ...
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09.06.08Communications Expert Vouches for 3D WebShel Holtz, who has been in corporate communications for 30 years, recently wrote a post expressing enthusiasm for the coming 3D Web. Holtz recognized the marketing failures in Second Life from the past few years, but rather than dwell on the negative, he writes about the many organizations and individuals that continue to use Second Life for innovative means: a toy designer, an architecture team, a video display company, and a people mover company. He also cites a Business Week article that outlines various startups and entrepreneurs in SL. Holtz then concludes with some sage advice for companies: Don’t ignore virtual worlds; ...
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08.30.08The 3D Web BrowserThe Metaverse is meant to be everywhere one day - augmenting reality, mirroring it, a separate space, the 3D Web wherever you go. But we're already much of the way there. With RocketOn you can take your avatar with you, mosh hopping on top of youTube videos. Same idea with Weblin, about which I previously posted. Continue Reading...
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06.03.08Another Entry for 3D ChatEveryone wants to go 3D, and the number of applications promising an enhanced social experience by giving you access to a virtual living room, club, or lounge continues to grow. Now there's Twinners which is given the once over by Killer StartUps: Twinners is a 3D online community with chat, TV, and mobile integration. The sets are mostly posh looking lounges and bars, or tropical beaches and other such stylish locales. There are several version of Twinners 3D chat available—Twinners’ light which requires no 3D plugins and works across browsers and operating systems; Twinners’ medium which requires installation of a Quest 3D ...
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