19th Aug 2009
Techy Refocusing
I’ve been thinking about what I want to do, gig-wise. For way too long, I’d been waiting for Second Life and OpenSim to pop up on the radar as a marketable skill. I’m good at it, but hell, the average salary for SL gigs is way down there [1]
There is a lot out there in the Tech Landscape that thrills me:
Google Wave, Augmented Reality, and the iPhone (in addition to the Web 2.0 LAMP/AJAX stuff I love doing)
I am waiting for my developer login for Google Wave. Visualize Email that turns into an IM, which flows into a collaborative document, with full playback of who edited what. That’s an icebergian tip …
Or you can look at some pretty pictures and get an idea …
I also found it instructive to watch the video on how Wave handles Concurrent Editing.
One imagines Wave dovetailing with projects in SL, Augmented Reality, and all manner of mobile devices.
As for AR (Augmented Reality), three examples everyone should check would be:
Oh, and the ARToolkit running on the iPhone …
Speaking of the iPhone, I have downloaded the SDK and have signed up as a developer. Objective C hits me as a kinder, gentler take on C++ and Java. I am digging it so far.
None of this should be taken as a sign I am leaving Web Development. Far from it! I am just looking at the likely directions that spring from it, where I think there will be a lot of interest and opportunity.
[1] I have recent info from Susan, who heard it firsthand from someone presenting from Marketing Truths at SLCC
