[NEW]: On Spatial Computing, Metaverse, the Terms Left Behind and Ideas Renewed. What’s old is new again, but sometimes reinterpreted, distorted, or weighted with what came in between. What matters and doesn’t when it comes to where we’re headed. This piece was published only a day before Disney and Epic Games announced what the former calls an “Expansive and Open Games and Entertainment Universe Connected to Fortnite” and the latter characterized as a “persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem that will bring together the Disney and Fortnite communities.” Sounds M-Wordy to me :), but the term is the least important part of our (increasingly consensus) future.

[RERUN]: Digital Theme Park Platforms: The Most Important Media Businesses of the Future. This four-year old essay on theme parks, platforms, and the importance of hugs feels particularly relevant given last night’s news.

[ICYMI]: The Tremendous Yet Troubled State of Gaming in 2024. Last month’s essay has quickly become my most popular essay over the last two years. It also pairs well with Disney’s Epic Games partnership as it helps explain why, even as Iger extolls the criticality of gaming to Disney’s future, the company is looking to build its digital theme park alongside Fortnite and through Epic Games, in addition to many other game partnerships.

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