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Papervision3D: Geometry in a Flash
I caught word of Papervision3D via a post on the design:related social network. I’m impressed. If you watched the video, you probably are too. But more importantly, with recent reviews of Kinset’s virtual Brookstone space (Link 1, Link 2), I can’t help but think that a Flash- or Shockwave-based solution might not be a better [...]
Perceptions of Qwaq
I caught word of Qwaq, the Croquet-based virtual world collaboration application, receiving an additional $7M in funding a couple of days ago and have been watching the word spread, both curious as to how it would be received but also because of what CEO Greg Nuyens told Red Herring (Link):
Mr. Nuyens, who describes Second Life [...]
Cohda’s Recycle Process
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then those and a couple of movies are worth something more. Via Inhabitat’s entry “COHDA: Recycling Design Factory at Dott 07″ (Link), I made my way over to Cohda’s site (Link) hoping to find additional information, as I’d wondered about some of the details that went into [...]
When Retail Goes Virtual
I caught a whiff of this piece on the Guardian earlier this month, and having finally read it, all I can say is, thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster someone else is starting to talk about the impact virtual worlds will almost certainly have on real world commerce. Victor Keegan has fired a nice warning flare [...]
The Steve Jobs Dilemma
The problem with Steve Jobs, from the traditional business person’s point of view, seems to be that he doesn’t fit neatly into some category allowing them to use left-brain methodologies to determine how it is that Apple manages – in spite of the odds – to succeed. He’s an anomaly. And his success must baffle [...]
Virtual Goods… the Movie
This past summer I’d mentioned a summit on virtual goods and linked to a TechCrunch article related to the panel, “Are Virtual Goods the Next Big Business Model?” (reLink). A video of that discussion, chaired by Susan Wu of Charles River Ventures, was posted shortly after the panel, and while I managed to watch the [...]
Product Development for Dummies
Okay, so I decided to take some time and respond to a LinkedIn question and whadaya know but there’s a 4000 word limit. I blew through that like hurricane Andrew. But rather than chop it apart or delete it (which I sometimes do when I go over such limits), I decided to post my full [...]
Manufacturers in Virtuality
Generally, I don’t follow the news of every company entering the virtual space. I just don’t care if Levi’s creates their own branded virtual world and, other than the advertising and marketing community, I don’t know who does (though I don’t doubt there are consumers out there who do care). Instead, I pay attention to [...]