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A primer on the Metaverse (and whether Fortnite counts as one)
How does one define a metaverse, and does Fortnite constitute as one? (Second Life users may disagree.) This surprisingly important query is a shorthand for the virtual worlds we want to design, what we intend to do in them… and what it would take to ensure their success.
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Tech Briefing: Brain-computer interfaces
The following insights are powered by L'Atelier's technology intelligence engine, which analyses BCI trends across multiple data sources.
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Conviction, made to measure: Meet the virtual influencers
Virtual influencers, a new generation of “virtual celebrities,” are challenging our perception of fame, influence, and the ethics of manufacturing drama.
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Censorship by design: Emoji regulation and its implications for meaning
A tension exists between creativity and control, and it defines the relationship between users of digital technologies and the organisations that produce and manage them. This tension plays out on a variety of scales.
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The future of education is continuous, gamified and adaptive
On its face, nothing could be further from that active-questions philosophy of education than the progressive use of technology in learning. Kenneth Koedinger, a professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), makes a passionate case to the contrary.
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Tech vs. Tech: Real estate NFTs vs. real estate tokenisation
Could buying virtual space provide the ownership status some crave without having to rely on actual tangible assets? This week’s Tech vs. Tech is between NFT-based virtual property (real estate NFTs) and—drumroll, please!—real estate tokenisation.
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Meet Nathalie Béchet, Digital Anthropology Researcher
In this QA, L'Atelier digi-anth researcher Nathalie Béchet describes what she considers digital anthropology to be, why it matters, what purpose it serves in companies and for communities … and what most excites her about the future.
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Meet Anthony Kelly, Digital Anthropologist
L’Atelier BNP Paribas is among few companies with in-house digital anthropologists. In this QA, Anthony Kelly explains digital anthropology from his perspective, why it matters, what purpose it serves in companies and for communities … and whose work makes him say wow.
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Contemporary China negotiates with economies real and imagined
It is unclear exactly how much economic or innovative leeway tech companies and individuals operating in China really have. Is participating in a Taobao village considered innovative? What about the farmer peddling her wares via livestream? Is it possible to perceive, and thus safely navigate, government-accepted boundaries of invention and profit?