#don stephenson

[mttztrading]

So, this one's for the dreamers.

Caden Brauch as Marty McFly and Don Stephenson as Doc Brown - Back To The Future: First US National Tour

[glimeres]

2005, Shakespeare In The Park - Norm Lewis & Company perform Where's North? from the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona

[nerds-yearbook]

The last episode of Frankenstein Jr and the Impossibles aired on January 7, 1967. The Hanna Barbera series ran for only one season of 18 episodes. ("The Impossibles: The Bizarre Batter" "Frankenstein Jr: The Spooktaculars" "The Impossibles: The Not So Nice Mr Ice" Frankenstein Jr and the Impossibles, Cartoon Event)

[abs0luteb4stard]

W A T C H I N G

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Jabberjaw 1976-1978

[letterboxd-loggd]

Down Argentine Way (1940) Irving Cummings

May 12th 2024

[asteroidtroglodyte]

“Oh no my Writing is too niche and weird and not relatable maybe I should dial it back a bit and play it safe-“

Grabs you by the shoulders

Look at me. Look! Look at this book.

Holds up copy of Snow Crash (Neil Stephenson, 1992)

This is a landmark work of fiction! If you like 21st century science fiction or anything Cyberpunk then you have read something that was inspired by this, I assure you.

Within these pages you will follow the adventures of Hiro Protagonist, a beautiful and talented computer programmer with a Cool Sword who Delivers Pizzas for The Mafia (the Cosa Nostra Pizza Co, to be precise), and Y.T. (short for “Yours Truly”) a Totally Radical Mail Kourier with an all-terrain skateboard, a magnetic harpoon gun, and a tendency to refer to herself in the third person.

Together, they must thwart the likes of Bob, (a megalomaniacal telecommunications executive and evangelical cult leader) as he attempts to take over the world by hacking people’s brains using a weaponized version of an ancient Sumerian script (the text of which is from before the fall of the Tower of Babel and which will grant him Administrative Privileges to the minds of those who witness it).

Along the way they will be variously helped and hindered by colorful side characters such as:

Uncle Enzo: Mafia Don, Delivery Pizza Mascot, and Family Man, Uncle Enzo is a bit like if Ronald McDonald wore a black suit and killed people.

Mr Lee: a handicapped robotics magnate who took the idea of weaponizing bodily autonomy to its logical extreme and built himself a Mobile Command Center / Tank armed with mechanical hounds, rockets, lasers, and Freon-powered air conditioning (He explicitly refers to the tank as his “body,” and Hiro muses that he might therefore be the only person in the world who is physically addicted to Freon)

and

Raven: a gigantic and practically unstoppable Aleutian Chief with long black hair, a pair of superlatively sharp obsidian glass knives, and a thermonuclear weapon tucked away in the sidecar of his motorcycle (for a special occasion) Desires nothing more in life than to nuke the USA. Succeeds.

So.

Get “relatability” out of your head as a metric. Tell the story you want to tell. Have fun with it.

I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

[thealmightyemprex]

Fantasy month:Middle Earthathon Part 3 The Return of the King

.......OK....This might be one of the most baffeling movies that exists simply cause it exists .So this has nothing to do with Ralph Bakshis Lord of the Rings Film ,this is done by Rankin/Bass who did the Hobbit .Now a rumor is Rankin/Bass made this to cash in on Bakshis film when it was clear he was not making LOTR Part 2.....Thing is that just plain not true ,animation takes a long time and they started on this before the Hobbit was even finished.Nah the plan was always to follow up the Hobbit a light childrens story.....With the final book in a TRILOGY that is connected to the Hobbit ,while not unkid friendly is a bit more complex.Why did Rankin/Bass think that going about a sequel in this backassward way was a good idea.....They didnt think people would sit through a whole trilogy .....So this is kind of a dumb idea for a film ,and whatever my oppinion on the finished product it is made on shaky ground ....Buthey its done by Rankin/Bass and while not every project they make is gold ,theyve made some pretty good stuff and while their Christmas Specials are what they are known for....Theyve done some damn good fantasy :Ive already discussed my love of their Hobbit,Flight of the Dragons is a total blast and The LAst Unicorn is a personal favorite of mine,so maybe this'll be great too....Well-OK lets get into the review

In this 1980 TV movie Gandalf (John Huston ),Elrond (Paul Frees ) and the hobbits Frodo(Orson Bean ) ,Samwise ( Roddy McDowall ) ,Merry(Casey Kasem ) and Pippin (Sonny Melendrez ) are celebrating the 129th birthday of Fordos uncle Bilbo(Also Orson Bean ),who asks Frodo about what happend to his magic ring ,and thus we get a tale of war ,death,of litterally carrying the world on your shoulders....All set to Glenn Yarburough songs-OK We gotta talk about it

Look....I dont hate this movie ,I actually quite enjoy it .....Despite how technically it is NOT GOOD .Ya know how the biggest criticism of the Jackson Hobbit films is they try to take a childrens story and fit it in the mold of a grand epic.....Its the same problem here but reversed ,they take a grand epic and try to make it a childrens tale.Also I cant imagine how confusing this film mustve been to kids in 1980 who had never experienced any version of LOTR or just knew the Hobbit cause this is clunky as hell ...That said it is such a weird idea I cant help but find it charming in an odd way

Theres a lot of songs and dream sequences (Mostly performed by Glenn Yarburough as the Minstrel of Gondor )they are all pretty decent though my favorites are

Leave Tomorrow Till it Comes which is paired with a nice fantasy sequence of Frodo imagining a more peaceful journey complete with friendly orcs

Towers of the Teeth :A really solid villain song mocking the heroes forces

Frodo of the Nine Fingers which....Full disclosure is kind of a meme in my family ,easy way to make us laugh is to say "Frodo of the NInnnnnnnnne Fingers and the ring of Doooooom "

And of course the orcs song When Theres A WHip Theres A Way which maybe my second favorite thing in the entire movie,it humanizes the orcs and is really catchy

The cast is basically mostly the same people from the Hobbit .John Huston is still commanding and grand as Gandalf ,Brother Theodore is legit menacing and creepy as Gollum .Paul Frees replaces Cyril Richard as Elrond and hes good ,John Stephenson plays the Witch King and I kind of love the weird Skeletor esque voice he gives him and his design is pretty awesome ,and Don Messik is good as both Theoden and the Mouth of Sauron.Of the returning actors the one who really impresses me is Orson Bean ,who made for a great comedic protagonist in Bilbo ,but as Frodo hes pretty good capturing the wearyness and I especially love his evil laugh once he becomes corrupted by the ring

Im sad to say aside from one,,,,,,I dont have much to say about the new cast members ,as Merry and Pippin dont do much (Though Casey Kasem has a few good dramatic moments which legit impressed me considering I mostly know him as Shaggy from Scooby Doo )Nellie Bellflower get a good scene as Eowen but since theres no build up to her she falls flat and the same goes for William Conrad as Denethor as while Conrad does the madness well....All his scenes are cut so hes just a crazy old guy.Hell Aragorn the title character.....IS BARELY IN THIS AND WE GET NONE OF HIS BACKSTORY ,we dont know hes friends with Frodo,hes just some vague king guy and while Theodore Bikel definately makes him imposing and kingly ,like the others hes flat

However the film SHOULD be watched for one thing :Roddy McDowall as Sam.McDowall is one of my favorite actors but on paper hes a weird choice but thankfully McDowall NAILS it ,putting aside his refined mannerisms to fit Frodos trusted gardner ,and he fills that heroic latter part of the story Sam really well .Honestly due to how good McDowall ,Bean and Brother Theodore are ,there scenes are the best part of the movie .I also wont lie the emotional moments did get me misty eyes

So this film IS an oddity ,but a pretty interesting one and very fun to watch and again Bean and McDowall are fabulous .Its a bit of a mess but its got some good stuff there

@countesspetofi @theancientvaleofsoulmaking @the-blue-fairie

@ariel-seagull-wings @themousefromfantasyland @princesssarisa

@amalthea9 @barbossas-wench @filmcityworld1

[awkwardjewishtheatrenerd]

On a chilly day in NY like today, I'm sure you wish you were somewhere a bit more sunny. Not to worry. You can see Back to the Future's Hill Valley in a city near you (hopefully)! Be sure to check out if the tour is coming to you sometime soon.

If you missed your chance to see the show in NYC and/or your hometown, take a look here to see what you've been missing.

Gifset provided by:

Back to the Future First National Tour

June 2024 (1) (Matinee) - $9.50 USD

Cast: Caden Brauch (Marty McFly), Don Stephenson (Doc Brown), Burke Swanson (George McFly), Ethan Rogers (Biff Tannen), Kiara Lee (Jennifer Parker), Cartreze Tucker (Goldie Wilson/Marvin Berry), Laura Sky Herman (Linda McFly/Stella Baines), Zan Berube (Lorraine Baines), Luke Antony Neville (Strickland/Lou/Sam Baines/Mayor Red Thomas), Fisher Lane Stewart (Dave McFly/Slick), Will Jewett (3D), Zoë Brooke Reed (Betty/Pretty Baby Trio), Alyssa Carol (Babs/Pretty Baby Trio), Joshua Blackswan Abbott (Reginald/Starlighter), Jenny Dalrymple (Clocktower Woman), Tade Biesinger (Ensemble), Luther Brooks IV (Ensemble), Ben Lanham (Ensemble), Ina Black (Pretty Baby Trio), Dwayne P. Mitchell (Starlighter)

Screenshots: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBxsJY

[gonzalo-obes]

IMAGENES Y DATOS INTERESANTES DEL DIA 25 DE JULIO DE 2024

Día Mundial para la Prevención de los Ahogamientos, Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrodescendiente, Año Internacional de los Camélidos.

Santa Valentina, Santa Glosinda, San Cristóbal y Santiago Apostol.

Tal día como hoy en el año 2018

Un grupo de científicos italianos anuncian que el radar instalado en la sonda espacial europea Mars Express ha detectado, después de muchos años de búsqueda, un gran lago de agua salada bajo la superficie del polo sur de Marte, reabriendo el debate sobre la posibilidad de existencia de vida bajo el subsuelo del planeta rojo. (Hace 6 años)

2000

El avión supersónico de pasajeros anglo-francés Concorde, de la compañía Air France, se estrella pocos minutos después de despegar del aeropuerto Roissy Charles de Gaulle de París (Francia), sobre el hotel Relais Bleu en la localidad de Gonesse, a 17 km al norte de París, poco antes de las 17:00 hora local (15:00 GMT), causando la muerte de las 109 personas que van bordo y de cuatro personas en tierra. La aeronave ha caído en picado al suelo después de que uno de los motores del ala izquierda se incendiara durante el despegue. Este accidente será el principio del fin de este polémico avión, que realizará su último vuelo el 23 de octubre de 2003. (Hace 24 años)

1992

Con la presencia de 169 países y 9.367 deportistas, se inauguran en Barcelona (España) las XXII Olimpiadas de la Era Moderna. Se clausurarán el 9 de agosto. (Hace 32 años)

1943

En Italia, el rey Víctor Manuel III declara ilegal el Gobierno fascista y Mussolini es arrestado por la policía tras 21 años de dictadura. Con la excusa de liberarlo, Alemania invadirá Italia. (Hace 81 años)

1909

Louis Bleriot, francés, gana las 1.000 libras que ofrece el diario británico Daily Mail al atravesar en aeroplano el Canal de la Mancha en un vuelo de 37 minutos de duración. (Hace 115 años)

1814

Cerca de las cataratas del Niágara (EE.UU.), tropas británicas comandadas por el general Phineas Riall frustran una invasión de Canadá por una fuerza de EE.UU., dirigida por el general Jacob Brown, en la Batalla de Lundy's Lane, durante la Guerra de 1812. (Hace 210 años)

1814

George Stephenson, ingeniero inglés, pone en marcha su primera locomotora a vapor, inventada para circular sobre carriles de hierro. (Hace 210 años)

1567

El español Diego de Losada funda la ciudad de Caracas (Venezuela). (Hace 457 años)

1537

Aunque en 1534 y 1535 Sebastián de Belalcázar, en su expedición hacia el norte, fundó la ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil, que será quemada y refundada en dos ocasiones, no es hasta el día de hoy con su refundación y cambio de emplazamiento cuando la ciudad, pensada como astillero y puerto comercial al servicio de la Corona española, comienza a tomar auge. (Hace 487 años)

1524

En la actual Guatemala, en un paraje cercano a Iximché, el español Don Pedro de Alvarado y Contreras, funda la bonita ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala. En 1979 será designada Patrimonio cultural de la Humanidad por la Unesco. (Hace 500 años)

1139

El condado de Portugal, hasta ahora dependiente del reino de Castilla y León regido por Alfonso VII, se convierte en reino al resultar proclamado por sus tropas rey de Portugal el conde Alfonso I, tras haber vencido a los árabes en Ourique. En 1143 se firmará el tratado de Zamora entre este reino y Castilla, reconociendo de hecho la independencia potuguesa y marcando el límite territorial entre ambos territorios. (Hace 885 años)

306

Al morir en el día de hoy en Eboracum (actual York en Inglaterra) el emperador del Imperio Romano de Occidente Gayo Flavio Valerio Constancio durante una expedición contra los pictos y escotos, su hijo Constantino I es proclamado augusto (emperador) por sus tropas tal como su padre ha recomendado a su ejército en su lecho de muerte. El reinado de Constantino será transcendental para occidente por su conversión al cristianismo en 313. (Hace 1718 años)

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.9

Beer Birthdays

Edmund Resch (1847)

Prosper Cocquyt (1900)

Michael Bowe (1953)

Pamela Evans (1953)

Larry Bell (1958)

Ray Daniels (1958)

Todd Ashman (1960)

Don Webb (1963)

Dave Wilson

Eoghan Walsh

Five Favorite Birthdays

Johnny Depp; actor (1963)

Michael J. Fox; actor (1961)

Cole Porter; songwriter (1892)

Natalie Portman; actor (1981)

Aaron Sorkin; writer (1961)

Famous Birthdays

George Axelrod; playwright (1922)

Elektra Blue; porn actor (1983)

Robert Cummings; actor (1910)

James Newton Howard; composer (1951)

Skip James; blues musician (1902)

Leopold I; Holy Roman emperor (1640)

J.E. Littlewood; mathematician (1885)

Gregory Maguire; writer (1954)

Jackie Mason; comedian (1934)

Robert McNamara; businessman, secretary of defense (1916)

Mitch Mitchell; rock drummer (1947)

Ken Navarro; jazz guitarist (1953)

Carl Nielsen; composer (1865)

Les Paul; guitarist, inventor (1915)

George Perez; comic book writer (1954)

Peter the Great; Russian leader (1672)

George Stephenson; steam train inventor (1781)

Bertha Suttner; writer (1843)

Dick Vitale; television sportscaster (1940)

Fred Waring; choirmaster, blender inventor (1900)

Jackie Wilson; pop singer (1934)

[freetheshit-outofyou]

USS Albacore (SS-218), a 311-foot, Gato-class submarine lost 7 November 1944 of the coast of Hokkaido Japan, she was presumed lost on 21 December 1944 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 March 1945, found 16 February 2023.

The USS Albacore earned 9 battle stars, received 4 Presidential Unit Citations and was responsible for sinking at least 10 ships.

Below is a listing of the ships compliment, their names are written in memorial at the National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii:

IN THESE GARDENS ARE RECORDED

THE NAMES OF AMERICANS

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

AND WHOSE EARTHLY RESTING PLACE

IS KNOWN ONLY TO GOD

Walter Henry Barber, Jr., Kenneth Ripley Baumer, Henry Forbes Bigelow, Jr., Edward Brown Blackmon, William Walter Bower, Allan Rose Brannam, Herbert Hodge Burch, Nicholas John Cado, John Joseph Carano, Charles Lee Carpenter, James Louis Carpenter, Pasquale Charles Carracino, Stanley Chapman, Douglas Childress, Jr., Frederick Herbert Childs, Jr., Perry Aubrey Collom, Audrey Cecil Crayton, Eugene Cugnin, John Wilber Culbertson, Philip Hugh Davis, Ray Ellis Davis, Fred Wallace Day, Julius Delfonso, James Leroy DeWitt, James Thomas Dunlap, Carl Hillis Eskew, John Francis Fortier, Jr., Gordon Harvey Fullilove, Jr., John Wilfred Gant, John Paul Gennett, William Henry Gibson, John Frederick Gilkeson, Charles Chester Hall, James Kenneth Harrell, Robert Daniel Hill, Allen Don Hudgins, Donald Patrick Hughes, Eugene Edsel Hutchinson, Burton Paul Johnson, Sheridan Patrick Jones, George Kaplafka, Nelson Kelley, Jr., Morris Keith Kincaid, Victor Edward Kinon, Joseph Mike Krizanek, Arthur Star Kruger,Walter Emery Lang, Jr., Jack Allen Little, Kenneth Walter Manful, Patrick Kennyless McKenna, Willie Alexander McNeill, Joseph Norfleet Mercer, Leonard David Moss, Richard Joseph Naudack, Encarnacion Nevarez, Joseph Hayes Northam, Frank Robert Nystrom, Robert James O'Brien, Elmer Harold Peterson, Charles Francis Pieringer, Jr., James Teel Porter, Jerrold Winfred Reed, Jr., Francis Albert Riley, Hugh Raynor Rimmer, A. B. Roberts, James Ernest Rowe, Philip Shoenthal, George Maurice Sisk, Joe Lewis Spratt, Harold William St. Clair, Arthur Lemmie Stanton, Robert Joseph Starace, John Henry Stephenson, Maurice Crooks Strattan, Earl Richard Tanner, William George Tesser, Paul Raymond Tomich, Charles Edward Traynor, Theodore Taylor Walker, Elmer Weisenfluh, James Donald Welch, Richard Albert West, Wesley Joseph Willans, Leslie Allan Wilmott, David Robert Wood

[sohannabarberaesque]

Requiscat in pace.

(I assume Weldon was the last of the great vocal talent from Hanna-Barbera's Golden Age, encompassing the period between its founding in 1957 and its moving to superhero cartoons in 1966, including, beyond doubt, Daws Butler, Don Messick, Mel Blanc, Jean Vanderpyl, Bea Benedaret, Leo DeLyon, Howard Melvin, John Stephenson, Paul Frees and Paul Winchell.)

[nerds-yearbook]

The first episode of the Transformers cartoon aired on September 17, 1984. The Transformer factions The Autobots and the Decepticons left Cybertron and came to Earth in search of Energon. The episode featured the voice talents of Victor Caroli (narrator), Michael Bell (Prowl, Sideswipe), Corey Burton (Shockwave, Spike Witwicky, Sunstreaker, Brawn), Christopher Collins (Starscream, Wheeljack, Reflector, Laserbeak, Sparkplug Witwicky), Scatman Crothers (Jazz), Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime, Ironhide, Joe), Dan Gilvezan (Bumblebee), Casey Kasem (Cliffjumper, Teletraan I, Bluestreak), Don Messick (Ratchet, Gears), Ken Sansom (Hound), John Stephenson (Thundercracker, Huffer, Windcharger) and Frank Welker (Megatron, Soundwave, Ravage, Rumble, Skywarp). ("More Than Meets the Eye: Part One" The Transformers, TV, Event)

[eventindustrynews]

5 Ways the Metaverse Will Change the Way We Work

Throughout history, the advancement of technology has made our lives easier.

Mechanization has improved working conditions, automation has given us more free time, and computing has facilitated global communication.

Where once we had to dial up a switchboard and ask to be connected, we now have virtual PBX systems that give us multi-channel solutions to all our communication problems.

So, what is the next step in technological evolution?

According to many experts, it’s the Metaverse.

Stephenson’s Metaverse was a virtual reality that people could access via goggles or terminals and live out their lives in cyberspace.

Now, global tech pioneers are clamoring to bring that fictional vision to life. To create a virtual/augmented reality universe where people from all over the world can come together to share a reality, work together, have events, learn, socialize, and do so much more.

At Facebook Connect 2021, Mark Zuckerberg defined the Metaverse as, “an embodied internet where you’re in the experience, not just looking at it.” He went on to say, “we’ll be able to feel present like we’re right there with people no matter how far apart we actually are. We’ll be able to express ourselves in new, joyful, completely immersive ways.”

How Will We Embody the Metaverse? VR (virtual reality) technology already exists.

Currently, its main use is in gaming; you put on a headset, grab your controllers, and enter a digital world where you might solve puzzles, fight bad guys, or be thoroughly jump-scared.

The Metaverse is set to expand this virtual world to every aspect of our lives.

1. Learning–virtual classrooms and training courses.

2. Socializing–remember Zoom happy hours? Imagine a more immersive experience where you share a virtual reality with your friends and family instead of just a screen.

3. Healthcare–virtual appointments, as well as VR training for healthcare professionals.

4. Entertainment–attend concerts and conventions without the expense of travel and accommodation.

5. Fitness–virtual gyms with personalized trainers, or beautifully crafted worlds that allow you to feel like you’re running or biking outdoors.

6. Commerce–virtual stores offering highly-personalized shopping experiences.

And finally and perhaps most transformatively, work.

Five Ways the Metaverse Will Change the Way We Work

1. Virtual workspaces The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot of things about the world, –but especially how we work.

It’s safe to say that we’ve all learned a thing or two about ourselves these past few years.

There is a renewed focus on mental health, workplace health and safety, and work-life balance emerging. We’re more aware of our vulnerabilities than ever. We understand that our mental and physical health suffers when we’re anxious, isolated, and restricted.

This has led to a deeper craving for flexible working environments, and a widespread need for more remote solutions to our jobs.

The Metaverse is a solution to our modern working expectations and needs, providing an opportunity to improve your digital employee experience.

You can don a headset and enter a virtual workplace where your team can come together, look each other in the eye, and collaborate.

You can be at work, developing your phone system with international calling, from the comfort of your living room.

One example that already has legs is Meta Horizons. Being a pioneer in the business of virtual reality, Meta has developed thousands of digital worlds around their Meta Quest headset. You just create an avatar and jump right into your new workplace.

Other companies are developing similar technologies, paving the way for all industries to offer their staff hybrid working environments with more flexibility and collaboration than ever before.

Imagine being able to put on a VR headset and enter a conference room filled with your colleagues from all around the world. It looks and feels like you’re physically embodying that space, with no screens, microphones, or keyboards to detach you from that experience.

2. Diversify Workplaces The Metaverse is anywhere and everywhere.

It will allow companies to hire from a global pool of talent, bringing together people from all different walks of life.

Diversity is conducive to innovation, so imagine what a worldwide team of people could accomplish if given the right tools to seamlessly come together.

From email services to VoIP apps, technology is vital to the way we communicate. The Metaverse goes one step further by breaking down the walls of time zones, geographical locations, and even language barriers.

3. Education and Training The Metaverse offers a new way to train professionals by providing an unprecedented level of immersion.

Whole battlefields can be created in the Metaverse, allowing soldiers to hone their skills in a safe environment that also prepares them for real-life situations.

Virtual manufacturing lines where staff can be trained on machinery without risk to themselves and problems can be discovered and rectified without wasting precious resources.

Industries all over the world are adopting virtual reality for education purposes. From pilot training to testing a mobile app to seminars, virtual worlds offer you an entirely immersive learning experience.

The Metaverse is safer, allows for better trial and error, and produces less waste.

4. Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings The Metaverse offers a new way to host people, from the smallest meetings to the biggest events.

The costs and logistics of planning work conferences can be vast. There’s the location, travel, accommodation, catering, and safety of putting dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people in one space.

Virtual events considerably lower costs and alleviate safety concerns, but they can suffer due to a sense of detachment. Actually, being there is an experience that can’t be replicated through a screen.

The Metaverse allows you to walk around, speak with your peers, attend seminars and talks, and even visit booths.

And there are tools to make your stay even more productive. You can record events and replay them at your convenience so that you never miss a piece of important information. Talks can be AI transcribed on the fly for more efficient note-taking. And live language interpretation makes language barriers a thing of the past.

5. Creating New Jobs New technology creates new jobs.

Building VR hardware and coding virtual realities are just a couple of new avenues of employment.

JP Morgan has opened a bank in the Metaverse called Onyx, which moves banking to a decentralized blockchain. Boeing has stated that their next line of planes will be developed in the Metaverse. BMW has created its Omniverse, where cars are designed and virtually manufactured to improve safety before they’re brought into the real world.

The Metaverse could alleviate many pain points related to remote employee onboarding and management, opening up new ways of approaching HR.

The Metaverse brings us new challenges such as hybrid working environments, where employee onboarding and training are entirely remote. This forces us to consider new ways of approaching HR and employee management.

It’s no wonder that brands like Microsoft, Nvidia, and, of course, Facebook/Meta are investing so heavily in the Metaverse.

But there are problems to solve.

1. Environmental Impact Sustainability is on everyone’s mind, and the computing power required to run virtual worlds is vast. The development of cloud application architectures can cut down on the hardware required to run web3, but power consumption is still a problem.

2. Hardware Currently, VR hardware is heavy and bulky. The headsets are known to cause nausea and headaches in some people due to motion sickness. To seamlessly inhabit the Metaverse, the hardware involved needs to be much less intrusive and debilitating.

3. Cost VR headsets can range anywhere from $200 all the way up to $2,000. For most of us, even low-end hardware is a big expense. If proponents of the Metaverse want widespread adoption, manufacturers will need to find ways to make access more affordable.

4. Security The Metaverse is uncharted territory. With any unmapped landscape, security threats are new and emerging.

Virtual worlds blur the line between digital space and reality, which could lead to online scams becoming more efficient, more personal, and more consequential. Increasing amounts of our personal data could put us at risk as we inhabit these new worlds.

These issues haven’t curbed the Metaverse’s appeal, though

Across the top 10 virtual platforms, $1.9 billion worth of virtual real estate has been purchased.

Tech experts are working tirelessly to locate and solve problems, develop better hardware, and make virtual worlds more enticing than ever.

The Metaverse will very likely change the future of work, commerce, education, and entertainment forever.

Source — Eventcombo

[vbartilucci]

What a classic voice cast, tho.  William Callaway Hans Conried Jerry Dexter Chuck McCann Julie McWhirter Don Messick Alan Oppenheimer Narrated by John Stephenson 

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