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nautil.us
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| | | | | Over 10 years ago, a digital experiment called Second Life launched, and excitement surged about the idea of interacting in online virtual worlds. Created by Linden Lab, a company founded by Philip Rosedale, the platform gained popularity as people swarmed to participate in a new form of social connection. But, Second Life's period of rapid [...] | |
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arstechnica.com
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| | | | | Will we all live in the metaverse soon? Or is the idea just Second Life redux? | |
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www.kqed.org
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| | | | | Furries are a community often known for wearing full-body animal suits at conventions - but the characters they inhabit, called "fursonas," are much more than costumes. They're deeply personal expressions of identity and creativity. So when someone in the furry fandom dies, how does the community say goodbye? In some cases, they take to VR. Since 2020, a furry named Changa Husky has been running the Furry Family Ofrenda, a virtual memorial space inspired by the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos | |
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jimpurbrick.com
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| | | [AI summary] The text discusses the development and challenges of Replicated Redux, a library for managing state in multi-user networked VR applications. It highlights the difficulties of handling latency and ensuring consistency across clients, particularly in applications like ReactVR's Pairs game. The text also touches on testing strategies, such as property-based testing, and the limitations of the client prediction mechanism. It concludes with a reference to the Half-Life optimistic update approach and Redux's support for time travel for conflict resolution. | ||