Tim CottenAutonomous Virtual BeingsA New Lifeform at the Intersection of Gaming, AI, & Web318 min read·Jan 5, 2024--1--1
Tim CottenThoughts on “Value Destruction, Resource Circulation, and the Metaverse”Can you guess what CCP Games’ EVE Online, Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda: BotW, and the classic MMORPG Furcadia (https://furcadia.com) have in…2 min read·Apr 14, 2023----
Tim CottenThoughts on “Metagames” & AIClassically, a “metagame” represents any “gameplay” external to the primary game, usually involving strategies and tactics that yield…2 min read·Apr 13, 2023----
Tim CottenThe Three Types of Conference Q&A Questions: 🤝🤦🏼♀️🙈So I have a theory: there’s really only 3 kinds of Q&A questions at conferences.4 min read·Mar 23, 2023----
Tim CottenUSDC Stablecoin Chaos Explained in 3 Easy ChartsUSDC Stablecoin Loses Access to $3.3 out of $40 Billion in Reserves Due to Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank4 min read·Mar 11, 2023----
Tim CottenBitcoin is Deflationary, Inflationary, & Both/Neither“Bitcoin is deflationary.” No, it isn’t. Stop saying that. The truth is complicated, and this article is going to break it down into three…9 min read·Feb 14, 2023----
Tim CottenDesktop Safari Still Hates instanceof TouchEventPicturdle Dev Journal: When TouchEvents Attack2 min read·Jan 25, 2023----
Tim CottenChatGPT Isn’t Magical Witchcraftand isn’t coming for all our jobs.5 min read·Dec 4, 2022--2--2
Tim CottenThat Time We Burned Down Players’ Houses in Ultima OnlineUltima Online is celebrating its 25th anniversary! You know what that means, right? Story time!13 min read·Oct 3, 2022--16--16
Tim CottenGDC 2022 React. Metaverse Games: State of Play and OpportunitiesReactions to Dom Tait’s (Omdia) talk on current and future developments in Metaverse/VR technology, including reviews of games like…6 min read·Mar 21, 2022--1--1