The document outlines Tony Parisi's perspective on the development and control of the metaverse, emphasizing the importance of open, web-based experiences. He reflects on the history of virtual reality and discusses the advantages of web technologies, such as ease of access and collaborative culture. Parisi prompts readers to consider what kind of metaverse they desire and who should have control over it, highlighting the implications of these choices for the future.

1. AND WHO
SHALL
CONTROL THE
METAVERSE?
TONY PARISI
AUGUST, 2014

2. ABOUT ME
CREDS
Co-creator, VRML and X3D
http://www.tonyparisi.com 8/20/2014
CONTACT
tony@vizi.gl
skype: auradeluxe
http://twitter.com/auradeluxe
http://www.tonyparisi.com/
http://www.learningwebgl.com/
GET VIZI
https://github.com/tparisi/Vizi
GET THE BOOKS!
WebGL: Up and Running
http://www.amazon.com/dp/144932357X
Programming 3D Applications with HTML and WebGL
http://www.amazon.com/Programming-Applications-HTML5-WebGL-Visualization/
dp/1449362966
MEETUPS
http://www.meetup.com/WebGL-Developers-Meetup/
BOOK CODE
https://github.com/tparisi/WebGLBook
https://github.com/tparisi/Programming3DApplications
GET GLAM
http://www.glamjs.org/
https://github.com/tparisi/glam/
WORK
http://www.vizi.gl/

3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE
THE WORLD.
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4. TWENTY !@#$NG YEARS
A BRIEF, COMPLETELY PERSONAL HISTORY OF VR
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THIS HAPPENS
TONY WRITES
BOOKS
ON WEBGL
2009
WEBGL
3D
IN THE BROWSER
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WEBGL
EVERYWHERE!
TONY READS
SNOW
CRASH,
LOSES MIND,
CREATES
VRML WITH
MARK PESCE
1994
VRML
PHILIP
ROSEDALE
CREATES
SECOND LIFE
2004
“IN FIVE YEARS ALL WEB SITES WILL
INCLUDE 3D CONTENT”
TONY MOVES
TO SF TO
MAKE THE
INTERNETS
1992
VR
BOOM
TONY SEES
FIRST
VR AT
GIRLFRIEND’S
ART SCHOOL
MARK PESCE
READS
NEUROMANCER,
LOSES MIND,
FOUNDS ONO-SENDAI
1990
WILLIAM GIBSON
WRITES
NEUROMANCER
ONO-SENDAI
SEGA VR
JARON LANIER
FOUNDS VPL
VPL
AND THE $100K
VR HEADSET
COMPUTER GAMING WORLD
PREDICTS
“AFFORDABLE VR BY 1994”
1984
TONY
CREATES
WEB-BASED
VIRTUAL
WORLD
VIRTUAL
WORLDS

5. THE PROMISED LAND
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6. LEVIATHAN
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GIANT DOWNLOADS
SILO EXPERIENCES
CUMBERSOME NATIVE APPS AND INSTALLS
PROPRIETARY PLATFORMS AND
DEVELOPMENT STACKS
VR DOTH BE
HARD!

7. WHY I LOVE THE WEB
 INSTANT PUBLISHING
 INSTANT ACCESS TO INFORMATION
 NO TOLLS
 NOBODY CONTROLS IT
 CULTURE OF COLLABORATION
 VIEW SOURCE
image: Mark Surman
http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2014/03/12/happybirthday/
…THE WEB WILL NEVER CLOSE UP
SHOP.
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8. THE THREE D’S OF THE
WEB
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 DEVELOPMENT
 CROSS-PLATFORM
 VENDOR-NEUTRAL
 OPEN SOURCE
 DEPLOYMENT
 CLOUD
 PUSH-BUTTON UPDATE AND PUBLISH
 DISTRIBUTION AND DISCOVERY
 EMBED IN OTHER PAGES
 SHARE WITH A HYPERLINK
 NO APP TO DOWNLOAD

9. WEB VR
FAST, CHEAP, AND TOTALLY
DEMOCRATIZED.
 BROWSER-BASED VIRTUAL
REALITY
 WEBGL
 CSS3
 VR EXTENSION HACKS
FOR BROWSERS
 VR SUPPORT NOW IN
BROWSER NIGHTLY
BUILDS!!!
 NO BIG APP DOWNLOADS
AND INSTALLS!!!
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 JUST ADD SMART
PHONE

10. VR + ML
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 GLAM (GL AND MARKUP) - A
DECLARATIVE LANGUAGE FOR 3D WEB
CONTENT
https://github.com/tparisi/glam/
 DEFINE 3D SCENE CONTENT IN MARKUP;
STYLE IT IN CSS
THE MARKUP
<glam>
<renderer type="rift"></renderer>
<scene>
<controller type="rift"></controller>
<background id="sb1"
class="skybox"></background>
<group y ='1' z='-3'>
<sphere class="bubble
skybox" animation="bubbleBounce"></sphere>
<sphere x='-1' z='-2'
class="bubble skybox"
animation="bubbleBounce2"></sphere>
</group>
…
THE CSS
<style>
.skybox {
envmap-right:url(../images/Park2/posx.jpg);
…
}
.bubble {
radius:.5;
shader-vertex:url(../shaders/fresnel.vs);
shader-fragment:url(../shaders/fresnel.fs);
shader-uniforms:mRefractionRatio f 1.02 mFresnelBias f
0.1 mFresnelPower f 2.0 mFresnelScale f 1.0 tCube t null;
}
#sb1 {
background-type:box;
}
</style>

11. SO ASK YOURSELF
WHAT KIND OF METAVERSE DO I
WANT?
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WHAT AM I WILLING TO PAY FOR IT?
AND WHO SHALL CONTROL THE
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METAVERSE?

12. THE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN.
CHOOSE A SIDE.
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THE FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT.
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13. AND WHO
SHALL
CONTROL THE
METAVERSE?
TONY PARISI
AUGUST, 2014