Two monitors (or similar) is becomming more and more common. It may just be a matter of time.

This is true.

However, I have no idea what you’re talking about with the rest of it.

Richard

Is watching TV on a screen inside a 3D virtual world really going to take off? I don’t see it.

“Virtual TV” is yet another flying car: fanciful, but impractical. At best, that functionality is a minor supporting feature.

Chris Klaus via Raph:

Does your brand fit the world? It doesn’t make sense to have a MCD’s logo tattooed to a dragon.

A “brand” is not a logo. *sigh*

I’ve been to some events that do that. Like any simulation in real-time, it has the charms of onset cues, noting who sits next to whom, who sits alone, who’s wearing what or nothing, etc. OTW, as others note, the important aspects aren’t the 3D unless one is in motion which is why the games are better at this (questing, fighting, blah). A ‘sit around’ experience is ok but not a dealmaker. The important aspect is the real-time communication.

Events make a difference wherever celebrities congregate. The idea that one is online with Buffy or Bubba Whoever in the same chat room and their avatar is proximate to yours, that has charm.

Maybe it is an acquired taste. I enjoy 3D better than a chat board with photos, posters, kiss-me-kate gadgets and so on, but my 14 year old daughter is a Facebook addict and makes little use of 3D even where available. I treat a 3D room almost like a meatspace party; as soon as the pleasantries are done, I’m off exploring the grounds. The idea that I will run into someone and have a smaller circle chat is a lot more fun for me than hanging out in the meatsquare.

Except for hanging out with orcs. They always have the best stuff.

It strikes me as more likely that you’ll watch the same stream as your friends with chat channels or video chat alongside.