Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/ Views from my end of the telescope... Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:32:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-22 C.C. Chapman Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:49:54 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-22 "What is it?" is the question for sure. I like the analogy of the 3D web browser or the next evolution in the user interface. Is it the right evolution? I don't know. Like you said, it's VERY much the early days right now. We are going to look back at these days and laugh like we do when we remember the first release of Mozilla. It's going to be a lot of fun to watch Second Life and virtual worlds in general evolve. “What is it?” is the question for sure. I like the analogy of the 3D web browser or the next evolution in the user interface. Is it the right evolution? I don’t know.

Like you said, it’s VERY much the early days right now. We are going to look back at these days and laugh like we do when we remember the first release of Mozilla.

It’s going to be a lot of fun to watch Second Life and virtual worlds in general evolve.

]]> Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-20 csven Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:31:29 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-20 Actually, I highly recommend starting off with his short stories in "Burning Chrome". That's where things come together. There's a few killer stories in there. "Johnny Mnemonic" (much, much better than the movie), "New Rose Hotel" (brilliant story and horrendous movie), "Winter Market" (think it's been optioned; probably my favorite story of the book even though NRH is amazing), and "Burning Chrome" (which is like an intro to "Neuromancer"). The phone analogy isn't in the books. It's from a Gibson interview from way back. You may see reference to it on occasion though. "Snow Crash" is good. His endings don't work for me though. "Cryptonomicon" is amazing should you ever get around to reading another one of his (though I still don't like the ending). Actually, I highly recommend starting off with his short stories in “Burning Chrome”. That’s where things come together. There’s a few killer stories in there. “Johnny Mnemonic” (much, much better than the movie), “New Rose Hotel” (brilliant story and horrendous movie), “Winter Market” (think it’s been optioned; probably my favorite story of the book even though NRH is amazing), and “Burning Chrome” (which is like an intro to “Neuromancer”).

The phone analogy isn’t in the books. It’s from a Gibson interview from way back. You may see reference to it on occasion though.

“Snow Crash” is good. His endings don’t work for me though. “Cryptonomicon” is amazing should you ever get around to reading another one of his (though I still don’t like the ending).

]]> Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-18 ShaunO Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:39:25 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-18 That's uncanny... I, just (late last week), bought both snowcrash and the gibson neuromancer trilogy.. I guess I'll get the reference after that :-) Was aware of the attribution of 'cyberspace' to him already - http://www.cybergate9.net/about/thissite.html#cg That’s uncanny… I, just (late last week), bought both snowcrash and the gibson neuromancer trilogy.. I guess I’ll get the reference after that :-)

Was aware of the attribution of ‘cyberspace’ to him already – http://www.cybergate9.net/about/thissite.html#cg

]]> Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-17 csven Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:51:13 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-17 If you don't buy the telephone analogy, then I guess you're not a fan of William Gibson. I lifted it from him, the person who coined the term "cyberspace". If you've not read his work, I'd highly recommend it. If you don’t buy the telephone analogy, then I guess you’re not a fan of William Gibson. I lifted it from him, the person who coined the term “cyberspace”.

If you’ve not read his work, I’d highly recommend it.

]]> Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-15 ShaunO Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:19:33 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-15 Hi csven, thanks for dropping by.. I generally agree that this is likely to be (one of) the \"new mediums\" that is developing for the Internet; with plenty of its own unique issues which I see you are talking about in your blog. I tend to agree with your statement about \"looks like a videogame bias\" too; and wonder if this will this slow adoption/investment.. I dont buy the analogy with the telephone though. Hi csven, thanks for dropping by.. I generally agree that this is likely to be (one of) the \”new mediums\” that is developing for the Internet; with plenty of its own unique issues which I see you are talking about in your blog.

I tend to agree with your statement about \”looks like a videogame bias\” too; and wonder if this will this slow adoption/investment..

I dont buy the analogy with the telephone though.

]]> Buy Premarin Without Prescription http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-14 csven Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:22:08 +0000 http://cybergate9.net/blog/2006/08/20/is-this-a-game-or-if-it-isnt-what-is-it/#comment-14 It's just an extension of the real world. No asks if the telephone is a game, yet it's just as unreal and "virtual" as SL. The problem is that people have a hard time getting past the bias of appearance (because it *looks* like a videogame) and are unable to make the imaginative leap beyond the intangible (e.g. the computer monitor you're using exists in a virtual state right now as part of someone's manufacturing CAD). SL is the first stage of what will eventually become a new communication medium; one which goes beyond anything we have now and includes the ability to bridge the gap between tangible and intangible. It’s just an extension of the real world. No asks if the telephone is a game, yet it’s just as unreal and “virtual” as SL. The problem is that people have a hard time getting past the bias of appearance (because it *looks* like a videogame) and are unable to make the imaginative leap beyond the intangible (e.g. the computer monitor you’re using exists in a virtual state right now as part of someone’s manufacturing CAD).

SL is the first stage of what will eventually become a new communication medium; one which goes beyond anything we have now and includes the ability to bridge the gap between tangible and intangible.

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