HOUSEKEEPING NOTES: Going Off-Topic on My Blog, and Being Clear About How I Use AI in My Blogposts https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/24/housekeeping-notes-going-off-topic-on-my-blog-and-being-clear-about-how-i-use-ai-in-my-blogposts/

Yet Another One Bites the Dust: Meta’s Shutdown of Horizon Workrooms https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/19/yet-another-one-bites-the-dust-metas-shutdown-of-horizon-workrooms/

Generative AI Update: Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini while Researching the Metaverse Characteristics of Social VR Platforms https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/19/generative-ai-update-comparing-chatgpt-claude-and-gemini-while-researching-the-metaverse-characteristics-of-social-vr-platforms/

Some Thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, Two Years After Its Release https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/14/some-thoughts-on-the-apple-vision-pro-two-years-after-its-release/

ANNOUNCEMENT: My One-Year Research and Study Leave Project https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/13/announcement-my-one-year-research-and-study-leave-project/

Why Second Life is My Radio Station https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/07/why-second-life-is-my-radio-station/

My Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts in 2025 https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/05/my-top-ten-most-popular-blog-posts-in-2025/

Another One Bites the Dust: MeetinVR to Close on April 30th, 2026 https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/03/another-one-bites-the-dust-meetinvr-to-close-on-april-30th-2026/

My Notes from an XRHQ Live Streaming Event on LinkedIn and YouTube — Pixels & Pills: Breaking Research on Immersive Treatment for Mental Health, using the Apple Vision Pro and Explore POV (January 29th, 2026) https://ryanschultz.com/2026/01/29/my-notes-from-an-xrhq-live-streaming-event-on-linkedin-and-youtube-pixels-pills-breaking-research-on-immersive-treatment-for-mental-health-using-the-apple-vision-pro-and-explore-pov/

Crash Landing (and Showing Off My Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov Second Life Avatars) https://ryanschultz.com/2026/01/27/crash-landing-and-showing-off-my-shane-hollander-and-ilya-rozanov-second-life-avatars/

Turning 62 https://ryanschultz.com/2026/01/22/turning-62/

Metaverse News: vTime Shuts Down https://ryanschultz.com/2026/01/15/metaverse-news-vtime-shuts-down/

On Friday, January 16th, at 6 pm, the Manitoba Library Association (with support from the Goethe Institute and the Université de Saint-Boniface) will screen a free showing of "The Librarians," with a panel discussion following, in the Martial-Caron Auditorium.

This award-winning documentary considers America's "war on books" and how extremism fuels censorship efforts. This promises to be an interesting viewing and discussion for everyone interested in the free exchange of ideas.

See poster:

Happy new year! 🎉

Please note that I am very rarely on Mastodon these days. I just find that my overall mental health is better when I am NOT doomscrolling on social media like Bluesky or Mastodon (and I am *NOT* on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X; I gave those up years ago).

Therefore, I have a *HUUUUGE* backlog of hundreds of follow requests, which I will—eventually—get around to.

Just not today. 😉

Heated Rivalry is Brokeback Mountain All Over Again (and How Coming Out Applies to Virtual Worlds, Social VR, and Other Forms of the Metaverse) https://ryanschultz.com/2025/12/31/heated-rivalry-is-brokeback-mountain-all-over-again-and-how-coming-out-applies-to-virtual-worlds-social-vr-and-other-forms-of-the-metaverse/

Metaverse Bombshell: NETFLIX Acquires Ready Player Me—What Does This Mean for Metaverse Platforms Using Ready Player Me Avatars? https://ryanschultz.com/2025/12/22/metaverse-bombshell-netflix-acquires-ready-player-me-what-does-this-mean-for-metaverse-platforms-using-ready-player-me-avatars/

An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in General, and Generative AI in Particular https://ryanschultz.com/2025/12/19/an-introduction-to-artificial-intelligence-in-general-and-generative-ai-in-particular/

Editorial: Changing Gears, Letting Go, and Embracing Change https://ryanschultz.com/2025/12/09/editorial-changing-gears-letting-go-and-embracing-change/

A Report from the IMMERSIVE X Conference, Nov. 12th and 13th, 2025 https://ryanschultz.com/2025/11/13/a-report-from-the-immersive-x-conference-nov-12th-and-13th-2025/

A Report from the IMMERSIVE X Conference, Nov. 11th, 2025 (FIRST DRAFT, TO BE UPDATED) https://ryanschultz.com/2025/11/12/a-report-from-the-immersive-x-conference-nov-11th-2025-first-draft-to-be-updated/