The DeanBeat: The Oasis is here, just on the wrong screen Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 6, 2018 6 min It’s a good time for us to get inspired about games. I was delighted to see Ernest Cline’s vision for Ready Player One to come... Continue Reading 6 min
Law professor Lawrence Lessig: Vast online games need a political structure Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 31, 2017 9 min If you create an online world, would it turn into some kind of utopia or a hate-filled reality like The Lord of the Flies? And... Continue Reading 9 min
Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney fears the Metaverse will be a proprietary technology Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 15, 2017 2 min Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, believes the future of gaming is coming faster than we think. But he’s also worried that industry giants... Continue Reading 2 min
Second Life pioneer Philip Rosedale shows off virtual toy room in High Fidelity Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 28, 2015 4 min SEATTLE — Philip Rosedale wants to build the Metaverse, the virtual reality experience depicted in the Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash so many years... Continue Reading 4 min