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New World Notes is Temporarily Moving to Wagner James Au's Patreon! Here's the Latest Stories

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/sl-metaverse-news-wagner-james-au-patreon.html

Published: September 22, 2025 18:56

"Home for the Homeless" -- A New World Notes Classic With 2025 Update from Catherine Omega "Hot Ones" Interview Show Inspires Flame-Breathing Interactive Table in Second Life. Here's How to Feel the Burn! UPDATE: Linden Lab Looking Into SL Brands...

How an AI “Creation” Tool Hurt Rec Room -- And Better Ways to Encourage New User Creativity in Virtual Worlds / Metaverse Platforms.

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/how-an-ai-creation-tool-hurt-rec-room-and-better-ways-to-encourage-new-user-creativity-in-virtual-wo.html

Published: September 11, 2025 18:04

Now on my Patreon: "The AI frustration for top creators is for the obvious reasons you'd imagine,” they told me. “If you spent years building up skills to make top Rec Room games, you don't want to see easier tools...

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: New World Notes the Blog Will Go Offline Soon. Join My Patreon for the New, New World Notes!

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/wagner-james-au-new-world-notes-metaverse-patreon.html

Published: September 9, 2025 20:43

Typepad, the blog service which has hosted nwn.blogs.com since 2006, is shutting down at the end of this month. I'm actually kind of relieved, because Typepad has been sputtering in sunset mode for many years, with very little feature updates...

Top Posts: Virtual World Usage Survey Shows Strong Interest in Many Platforms; Survey of Meta's AR Ray-Bans Use Shows Little to None

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/virtual-world-xr-glasses-market-august-2025.html

Published: September 8, 2025 21:56

Courtesy my metaverse pal Neil Barbour, research analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence: here's some pretty interesting virtual world user data infographics. When I recently asked readers and folks in my social media channels how many times they've…

In Survey Targeting XR Industry Members / Fans, 85% See Meta Ray-Bans Being Used "Rarely or Never"!

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/meta-ray-bans-usage-survey.html

Published: September 4, 2025 21:43

You should take my survey results with a large crystal of sodium, but when I recently asked readers and folks in my social media channels how many times they've seen Meta Ray-Bans being used in public, over 85% answered: Rarely...

Cajsa's SL Flickr Pick: Subtle & Shadowy Avatar Portraits by Lu Carnivale

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/lu-carnivale-sl-flickr-cajsa-column.html

Published: September 4, 2025 20:37

Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Lu Carnivale posted “Invisible Disorder” and it is so striking. You might think she has the same expression as her head tilts back, but she doesn’t. You...

Virtual World Usage Stats from S&P Global Market Intelligence -- Plus VRChat & Second Life Specifics!

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/s-p-research-xr-2025.html

Published: September 3, 2025 19:53

Originally posted on my Patreon Courtesy my metaverse pal Neil Barbour, research analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence, here's some pretty interesting virtual world user data infographics, based on a survey that the top intelligence firm recently…

Top Five Posts Including: Huge Rec Room Layoff & Meta Boots Neal Stephenson Off Facebook (Briefly)

https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2025/09/neal-stephenson-metaverse-rec-room-news-august-2025.html

Published: September 2, 2025 19:09

Four Glorious Second Life Sims to Explore -- After Watching Sabina Valeska's Machinima Tributes to Them! Survey: How Often Do You See People Using Meta Ray-Bans AR / AI Glasses in Public? Rec Room Cuts Half Staff, Blames AI Tool...