The Future of the Web - Or how a 15 year old changes everything!

For awhile now people have been pointing at Second Life and saying that this is what the future of the web looks like, and to a large degree I concur with that statement, but it's always had a bit of a problem in that it needs it's own infrastructure to use and isn't seamless to the way we interact with the larger internet now. It's obviously of importance, after all Reuters has a full time reporter working in world and several countries have opened embassy's there as if it's a new nation.

Now comes exciting news, a 15 year old working on the Teen Grid of Second Life has created an implementation of code that allows people to explore from within a web browser in a limited fashion. This allows people to be in Second Life without the requirements of a 3d graphics card and even possibly allows for nearly universal use without regards to machine requirements. This may not make a huge difference for me as I mostly design buildings and this implementation isn't set to allow people to fully realize the personal space they can have in Second Life, but it's an incredible step in the right direction and can only grow. Best part is it's open source so it will be cleaned up and expanded. I'm linking to New World Notes which has the best coverage of this achievement and you can read their coverage here.