Josephine Dorado

Immersive Learning Pioneer | XR Educator | Fulbright Scholar | WHO Alum | #OpenMetaverse

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

@dankvr There's a natural propensity to model things after that which is familiar IRL. It gives 'simulacra' & #Baudrillard. When new tech emerges, initially we approach it using old references & it takes time for ppl to adapt & experiment with new possibilities (& avatar embodiments)

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Good news for the #OpenMetaverse: #WebXR is supported in Apple's xrOS. Yes to interoperability, scaling to mobile, & moving towards more embodied, smoooooth #SpatialWeb experiences

[Will Eastcott @willeastcott]

Apple announces WebXR support in xrOS, giving a shout-out to #PlayCanvas and our buddies at #BabylonJS and #ThreeJS.🥽❤️
https://t.co/4ThCrMcgpo

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Congrats to @Metaverse_Forum on their incorporation as a nonprofit industry consortium! Here's to future steps toward an #OpenMetaverse 🤝

[Metaverse Standards Forum @Metaverse_Forum]

Less than a year after its initial launch, the Metaverse Standards Forum announces that it is now incorporated as an independent non-profit industry consortium!

Learn more: https://t.co/LQFj48fhva
#interoperability #metaverse

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

This is very awesome. #90s NYC-themed games re-imagined in the #metaverse. It's giving @barcadenewyork vibes.

[metamike @itsmetamike]

One of my favorite features from last Friday's build was the NYC themed arcade games.

Using @hyperfy_io's web app, overlaid on top of some old arcade cabinets, I was able to bring some 90s classics to life for world visitors.

You can still visit here: https://t.co/u96GGFxx0V

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

@codefrau @dankvr Awesome 🤩

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Congrats to those nominated for #WebXR Developer of the Year, particularly our @open_metaverse pals @codefrau @yinch @dankvr! Paving the road for #OpenMetaverse interoperability 🔥

[The Polys - Immersive Awards @ThePolyAwards]

Congrats to the Developer of the Year Nominees presented by @yinch at #ThePolys LIVE from @ZeroSpaceNYC on 3/5 hosted by @juliesmithso
@AshConnell
@codefrau
@gh3r
@msub2official
@dankvr

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Creator of the term ‘metaverse’ advocates for an #OpenMetaverse

[LAMINA1 @Lamina1official]

In 1992 when he published the novel Snow Crash, @nealstephenson coined the term "metaverse." In 2021, the author decided he had a choice: "Basically either go off and become the metaverse hermit, or try to make something of it,"

https://t.co/MEoxYl5pUr

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Excellent explainer on #NeRF & how it produces highly realistic 3D images using relatively little computing power

[RealityCrafter.eth @realitycrafter]

What's a NeRF? Just the next big thing in 3D graphics.

Come unlock the secrets of Neural Radiance Fields with me!

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Research grant to explore #OpenMetaverse content portability

[jin @dankvr]

Open grant for a VRChat creator to make a cool world using the Voxels dataset art assets, lots of creative freedom allowed, HMU if interested #voxelart #VRC
🔗https://t.co/9uFKUn8rdt

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Congrats to @NVIDIAAIDev #InstantNeRF for being recognized by @TIME as one of the🏆Best Inventions of 2022. There are so many cool, impactful projects that automated 3D rendering will help move forward, like #CulturalHeritage, #SimTraining & #Healthcare
https://t.co/KAzaI6XHwQ

[Croquet @CroquetIO]

😻 We are live on @ProductHunt 😻

Discover the new Croquet Microverse World Builder, a development environment for the Open Metaverse, powered by the Croquet OS operating system.

We appreciate your support and feedback!

#OpenMetaverse #ProductHunt

https://t.co/lOdgPs6d6o

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Metaverse portal plugin for Wordpress ✨ #interoperability = 🔥

[antpb @antpb]

Portals to strange places 🌀

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Looking fwd to today’s @Open_Metaverse #DemoDay: 5 amazing #interoperability tools & technologies that bridge virtual worlds. Demos from @codefrau @jonscyu @arobertlong & more. https://t.co/rRNlrGIr69 at 16:00 UTC/ 12:00 EDT

[herbst @hybridherbst]

You should really check this out. This @NeedleTools project builds upon the @unity Timeline, and basically allows to animate arbitrary custom data with it - arrays, lists, colors, structs, compute shader inputs,...

Very powerful! And super fast to make visuals with. ✨👑🫧

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Can we learn from our history? The Dutch colony of New Amsterdam which became New York, brought with it tolerance & free trade. Imagine...in the 1600's...

[Netherlands Embassy in the US 🇳🇱🇺🇸 @NLintheUSA]

🇺🇸🇳🇱 President George H.W. Bush in 1991 proclaimed November 16 as #DutchAmericanHeritageDay. Author and historian @RussellShorto reflects on the “first salute” in 1776 and the wider Dutch influence on US culture and history.

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Congrats to @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris & all of the voters, community organizers & grassroots orgs that made the win possible!
The journey isn’t an easy one & the road ahead is sure to be full of challenges, but I believe in you/us & the impact we can make #WeCanDoItAmerica

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

Happy new president & vice president day! I paddleboarded to the Statue of Liberty yesterday! It was my 1st time & current around the statue tends to be strong, but it’s as if Mother Nature knew the election results & weather ended up being more than perfect-so calm & beautiful

[Josephine Dorado @funksoup]

...& while we were out on the water, they called the election. #TheUniverseKnows — & the symbolism of being at the Statue of Liberty when all of that happened made me so emotional.