Quantum Pixel Lessons from the Metaverse I�ve been doing a lot of contemplation lately concerning the emergent nature of... well, I suppose everything . When I look back at the history of virtual environments, it never ceases to amaze me how many times companies are caught off guard at the shear ingenuity of the end-user and community to filter and refine the initial genesis of an idea into something beyond their wildest dreams. What is reflected back by the community is like an amplified and far more amazing thing than the original programmers started with. Something I Lost � Richard Johnson This isn�t an observation of Linden Lab alone, but throughout many instances. Similarly this scenario has played out time and again whether it�s from the perspective of Active Worlds (and Worlds Online), right up to and including things like Minecraft. When Worlds Inc had their internal development working on Alpha tech and Gamma tech as candida...