The 3D Internet Will Change How We Live (SNOW CRASH -- here we come again -- djf )

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: July 17, 2008 2:21:12 PM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] The 3D Internet Will Change How We Live

THE 3D INTERNET WILL CHANGE HOW WE LIVE

[Commentary] Bandwidth and processing power are constantly growing,  
leading to several convergent trends. First, interfaces are moving  
closer to reality. Over the last 30 years, we have gone from punch  
cards to typed commands to drag-and-drop folders to Windows Vista's 3D  
panels. Second, hardware that makes 3D immersion possible -- from  
motion-control devices like Nintendo's Wiimote to $90 Webcams that  
track face and body movements -- is now reaching average consumers'  
homes. Finally, we are becoming an increasingly networked society.  
Eighty-two percent of American homes now have Internet access, up 11%  
percent from 2006. If current trends hold, the Internet will evolve  
into a 3D space, and virtual worlds will become an integral part of  
human communication. Real life will never be the same.

<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121625069754060057.html?mod=todays_us_opinion 
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Courtesy of the Benton Foundation <http://www.benton.org>




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