I’m as intrigued by a Google/Samsung AR/VR teamup as the next person, but these are some of the most impressively inane statements I’ve ever read. Meaningful plans! The spatial internet! A new generation of immersive computing experiences! It’s the XR hype equivalent of foam packing peanuts. Somebody’d better show up to the next Samsung Unpacked in Google Glass.
Tumblr connoisseurs may remember the tale of the Second Century Warlord. If you’re one of them, I promise you’ve never heard it like this.
I will never get tired of legal battles hinging on interpreting emoji. So it’s a treat watching acknowledged expert Eric Goldman hash out a case based on two of my other favorite topics: cops trying to interpret drug references and awkward sexts showing up in court.
[Technology & Marketing Law Blog]
And this tweet inadvertently highlights the big problem with his free-for-all version of Twitter. PvP games are obsessively — if not always successfully — balanced to make the most players happy for the longest time, not cater to their most abrasive users. (Has the man ever read an Elden Ring patch report?) Also, there are few things players hate more than pay-to-win mechanics. Developers might disguise their competition as a macho deathmatch, but the whole point is making it feel fun and fair — otherwise players will just log off.