Tom Barbereau
@tom-barbereau.bsky.social
I work on technology governance as a scientist at TNO and research fellow at the Institute for Information Law (UvA)
The paper largely builds on past work together with Reilly Smethurst and Johan Nilsson: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Metaverse’s Thirtieth Anniversary: From a Science-Fictional Concept to the “Connect Wallet” Prompt - Philosophy & Technology
The metaverse is equivocal. It is a science-fictional concept from the past; it is the present’s rough implementations; and it is the Promised Cyberland, expected to manifest some time in the future. ...
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May 9, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The paper largely builds on past work together with Reilly Smethurst and Johan Nilsson: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I discuss how all of these concepts are far from un-familiar in the literature, and argue that the metaverse continues in the fashion of Big Tech's eternal style of data expropriation, #capitalisation, et al.
May 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I discuss how all of these concepts are far from un-familiar in the literature, and argue that the metaverse continues in the fashion of Big Tech's eternal style of data expropriation, #capitalisation, et al.
In response to @thierrybreton.bsky.social 's categorization of the metaverse, the paper elaborates three commonly prioritized concepts that are relevant to his categories: #avatars (people), #extendedreality (technologies), and #digitalmarkets (infrastructure).
May 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In response to @thierrybreton.bsky.social 's categorization of the metaverse, the paper elaborates three commonly prioritized concepts that are relevant to his categories: #avatars (people), #extendedreality (technologies), and #digitalmarkets (infrastructure).