The Sony Mocopi: a live motion-tracker to move your 3D avatar in the metaverse

As one of my METAGAMERS, aka key metaverse-players, Sony has announced their live motion-tracking system called Sony Mocopi. It’ll be available in late January 2023 for around 360 USD.

Sony Mocopi to control the movements of your online avatar

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The false virtual dogma of the metaverse as online 3D world

Let's stop defining the #metaverse as 'online (network of virtual) 3D worlds' because it feeds the dogma of closed VR/AR headsets as starting point while a different doctrine is getting traction: one that has the open physical world with social-digital blends as starting point.
— Mike van Zandwijk (@MikevZ) November 30, 2022

Mike’s Analysis of the metaverse video by The Economist

Must-see metaverse video: it’s not a tech wave but social tsunami

Mike’s key insights and takeaways on the best AR headset of 2022: Magic Leap 2

Since the Magic Leap 2 hit TIME’s 200 best inventions and Engadget calls this device the best AR headset yet, I felt compelled to share my insights and takeaways.

Magic Leap 2 on TIME’s best inventions of 2022

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Mike’s key insights outdoor Niantic AR2-headset

Outdoor Niantic AR2-headset revealed by Pokémon Go maker

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Launching post of MetaMike.nl: ‘Hello, MetaWorld!’

Happily launched MetaMike.nl today as my designated place to share my thoughts on why the metaverse(s) matter more:

Hello, MetaWorld! With love, Mike

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The AI tipping point

All signs tell me we have reached a new tipping point after the (mobile) web. Text to AI generated images w/ DALL-E 2 is only in public beta for a bit and here we are already with text to AI generated video. Next: AI generated lifelike animated 3D objects, sceneries and stories?
— Mike van Zandwijk (@MikevZ) October 4, 2022

Publicatie op AGConnect.nl: “Alternatief kennisdelen met een Competence Center”

Ontdek hoe Winvision’s Competence Center kennisdeling efficiënter maakt voor IT-professionals. Lees nu het interview met Technology Development Manager Mike van Zandwijk

Publicatie op Computable.nl: “Digitale Renaissance of Revolutie?”

Voor Computable besprak ik in mijn artikel ‘Mens en Machine: Digitale Renaissance of revolutie?’ hoe mensen omgaan met technologische innovaties. Er heerst bezorgdheid over de toekomst van technologie en de mogelijke technologische singulariteit, waarbij kunstmatige intelligentie zichzelf zal blijven verbeteren tot op het punt waarop wij als mensen dit niet meer kunnen bevatten. Maar hoe […]

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