convergence of the real and virtual worlds
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THE CONVERGENCE OF THE REAL AND VIRTUAL WORLDS
Peter S. Jenkins
Tampere, April 10, 2008
full employment
common myth
flexible work teams
horizontal equity
fun
fun
SPEEDING
UP
OF
HISTORY
LATE 19TH British hegemony protectionism
LATE 20TH globalization transnational advocacy groups
EARLY 21STpressures from inhabitants of virtual worlds
pushback from the real world
DOUBLE MOVEMENTS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
VERTICAL
EQUITY
REAL WORLD -PROGRESSIVE INCOME TAX
VIRTUAL WORLDS – EVERYONE STARTS AT LEVEL 1
LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT TAX SHELTER?
HORIZONTAL EQUITY TAX HAVEN?
FREE SPEECH IN VIRTUAL WORLD INSTEAD OF REAL WORLD?
OR FREE SPEECH IN THE REAL WORLD INSTEAD OF THE VIRTUAL WORLD?
SECOND LIFE AS DEVELOPING NATION – IP
2002 – AUTHORITARIAN, STATIST
NOVEMBER, 2003 – NEO-LIBERAL (USERS GET IP)
SUMMER, 2006 – COPYBOT PROBLEM
NOVEMBER, 2006 – NEW DEVELOPMENTAL STATE MODEL (COLLABORATIVE ENFORCEMENT)
FEBRUARY, 2007 – SOURCE CODE MADE PUBLIC UNDER GNU LICENSE (TRANSPARENT)
OPTIONS FOR REAL WORLD - IP
PREDICTION MARKETS – INFORMATION GATHERING AS PLAY
PREDICTION MARKETS TO DO PUBLIC POLICY - MORE PLAY
ARE YOU LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION?