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Digado | Mapping the Metaverse

Identity Management for Virtual Worlds through Windows Live ID?

While interoperability of virtual worlds, social networks and the 2D web in general continues to improve, the confusion and clutter surrounding these various worlds with different identities increases. Many virtual worlds and networks still have their own unique features behind mandatory sign up processes, each world requiring a new identity (avatar). Of course each new sign [...]

The Second Life Interface Debate

As you might know I’m one of the panelists in the ‘Interface Debate’ to be held on Juli the 22nd. The discussion organised by Dusan Writer and will be on the topics of usability, design and the role of the client in the adoption of Second Life. Afterwards the expert jury will also declare the [...]

WebFlock goes after the Sweet Spot

Following Google’s’ Lively, it is now the Electric Sheep Company’s (ESC) turn to reveal their browser-based virtual world: WebFlock. WebFlock is completely Flash Based unlike Lively, and their business model is very different as well. “WebFlock is an application for private-labeled Web-based virtual experiences. It provides a visually immersive environment for social interaction, media consumption [...]

It is a flat world after all

What started as a promotional and educational project for Birmingham became a visionary application of Second Life. by using data streams and Seconds Life’s open scripting and translational properties (it is quite easy to tell a script to build display a three-dimensional object based on received data in Second Life) Daden Limited created one of [...]

Lively anything but lively

Take two on Googles virtual world Lively. I had to try again at home, hoping this time the customization functions would not fail me. Using Vista and Firefox 3 I expected even more problems but apart from having the installer crash once this time I did get to experience the full ‘Livelyness’ of the application. The [...]

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Digado added the blog post 'On being Everything to Everyone' May 13

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Digado added the blog post 'Instant Virtual World: Alternative 3D' Apr 21

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Profile

Title/Affiliation:: Virtual Worlds Analyst

Location:: Rotterdam

Website:: http://digado.nl

Other Contact Information:: http://twitter.com/digado
rvdwal@gmail.com
http://digado.nl

Preferred Virtual Worlds:: Second Life, Active Worlds

Present in: World of Warcraft, Gaia, There, Kaneva, Entropia, Habbo, vSide

Digado | Mapping the Metaverse

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Digado stands for Digital Adoption. Its the scenario I think will be most relevant for the future of the metaverse. A generation that regards 3d as a ‘natural environment’. The Xbox, playstation and PC generation. They will adopt the 3d worlds and see the benefits of the digital distribution, communication, education, information and entertainment as something that has always been part of their lives.

This blog lists my research, opinion and news regarding ‘the Metaverse’. A word I define as being a Virtual, Social Network. The goal of this network can be anything from entertainment (gaming worlds such as World of Warcraft), business and creativity (Second Life) all the way down to simply connecting people in a customizable environment (Cyworld).

The question that Digado seeks to answer is ‘how can we use Virtual Worlds in a realistic, meaningful way for the businesses of today and tomorrow’. There has been a lot of hype and information clutter surrounding virtual worlds. My objective is to distill the potential of this ‘new’ media, in a usable format. How can it help your business today, and how will it look 5 to 10 years from now.

Digado's Blog

On being Everything to Everyone

When the development of ‘Windlight’ (Second Life’s graphic improvements) was announced, it was greeted with much controversy. While some where happy about a graphics upgrade, most wondered about the priorities of Linden Lab. Continue reading

Posted on May 13th, 2008 at 4:32am — No Comments (Add)

Instant Virtual World: Alternative 3D

The Russian team of Alternativa 3D brings you a new, one click Virtual World. A Flash 3D development project like Papervision3D and an ambitious roadmap towards the final release of this clientless, engine less world. View a demo and read more after the fold...

Posted on April 21st, 2008 at 3:24am — No Comments (Add)

Mercedes drives home: Goodbye and Good riddance

Mercedes leaves Second Life, but on a positive note according to their latest blogpost. I think Mercedes just threw a lot of money at riding the ‘Second Life hype wave’ - but eventually found the attention to Second Life depleted, and could not muster the creativity to actually be remarkable themselves... Read more… Continue

Posted on March 20th, 2008 at 2:30am — No Comments (Add)

The Web strikes back: Suite XX3

Last week Second Life introduced HTML, allowing webpages to be displayed within the client on 3Dobjects, but It didn’t take long for the web to retaliate introducing ‘Virtual Environments on a Webpage’. Read more...

Posted on March 11th, 2008 at 9:30am — 8 Comments (Add)

Linden Labs Introduces HTML in Second Life

After Croquet and Open Sim Linden Labs introduces ‘HTML-on-a-Prim’. You can now see 2D websites from within the virtual world Second Life. This has been a popular request from the community for a while now, and today... read more...

Posted on March 7th, 2008 at 3:59pm — No Comments (Add)

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At 7:23am on May 2nd, 2008, Alanagh Recreant said…: Hello Digado,

Hope you have an awesome weekend. I would love to spend a bit of time with you at some stage and hear your thoughts on the place of companies in Second Life (R) and beyond... I have a theory that needs testing...

At 2:36am on March 20th, 2008, Jeri C said…: Hey Digado, my pleaure. :-) Cool page! I can see I'm going to be busy for a while reading your blogs :P

At 4:17pm on March 7th, 2008, John said…: Hey Digado, thanks for your words of support! I love your page! Lots of great comments and resources.

At 9:15am on February 27th, 2008, Interlocuteur M said…: Assof ik nog nie zat te lezen had :) Maar, een visie uit de Maasstad mót gelezen worren. Pracht website heb je !

At 3:39am on February 26th, 2008, Jana Gillespie said…: Thanks Digado for the nice words :) I am happy to be here and hope to meet up in SL sometime.

At 3:08am on February 26th, 2008, Slim Warrior said…: Hey Digado :)
Thanks so much for your lovely comment, good to see you here.

Slimmie

At 7:27pm on February 25th, 2008, Jana Gillespie said…: Greetings from Sydney, thanks for friendship add!

At 9:57am on February 25th, 2008, Andrew Peters said…: greetings from Singapore

At 9:06am on February 25th, 2008, Sari Signorelli said…: Nice to hear from you again Digado. Great website!

At 4:09pm on February 22nd, 2008, Digado said…: Nice meeting you to Nicholas! Joined the group and look forward to some good conversations, in fact... I think I'll start one topic now.