Convergence of the Real and Virtual Worlds

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

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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

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