Presented in chronological order, here's the New World Notes posts that garnered the most traffic and social media shares for the year. It's a nice compendium of 2022 news, from the collapse of NFT hype/blockchain metaverse platforms to the rise of AI image/text generation -- along with virtual world echoes of real world news, including reactionary backlash against LGBT+ people, and Putin's invasion of Ukraine:
- Shock Stat: More People Own Items In Second Life Than Own NFTs
- Dear Media, Evangelists, Critics: Yes, There Is An Official Definition Of The Metaverse & It Already Exists (Basically)
- Osmia In Hiding: Messages From A Second Life Creator In Ukraine During Russia's Invasion - UPDATE: Her City Is Now Occupied
- The Sandbox & Decentraland Have Huge User Loss -- Blockchain Metaverse Platforms Fall Below 1000 Weekly Active Users!
- Linden Lab Unveils Puppetry Project To Animate Avatars With Webcams & Mocap Equipment In Real Time
- Carmack: Quest 2 Price Was Raised Because Free Metaverse Platforms VRChat & Rec Room Are More Popular Than Quest's Premium Games
Six more highlights after the break!
- WATCH: Amazing Machinima Tribute To Second Life's Artist Community Is Also Among The Best SL Machinimas Ever Made
- Second Life User Creators Were Paid Out $86 Million In 2021! That's Decent Growth & Compares Well To Metaverse Leader Roblox
- Celebrating The Drag Queen Community In Second Life
- Artist Feeds Her Childhood Diary Into An AI Chatbot -- And Has A Moving Conversation With Her Younger Self
- Artist Uses ChatGPT AI To Create Text-Based Adventure Game -- Then Feeds That Text Into Midjourney AI To Create Images For Game
- AI Probably Won't Disrupt 3D World Creation, Argues Veteran Game Artist
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