Metaverse newsletters directory
A list of people doing things, sharing information related to the metaverse, listed alphabetically (if it gets too messy we'll add topic headings). Anything of interest, add it here.
Tracking how haptics is changing the way technology interacts with us. Insight for product teams, designers, and early tech adopters. Every issue breaks down:
- What’s launching – Devices, features, funding rounds, product releases
- What’s buried in the archives – White papers, overlooked breakthroughs, foundational research
- What’s coming next(Premium) – Patent filings, hiring moves, and what they reveal about the future of haptics
"How tech shapes our world — without the boosterism and bootlicking." This newsletter explores the ideologies of tech’s increasing radicalized titans, the economic incentives that drive its top companies, and the movements pushing back on Silicon Valley’s power in jargon-free content.
Concise analysis on the metaverse and spatial computing. The Immersive Wire is a UK-based website analysing the next generation of the internet. Read by senior leaders globally, it provides a no-nonsense and brief digest on the news that matters, with some analysis. Lead writer is Tom Ffiske. Less active now but the archive is good, the content in this newsletter went beyond the hype.
Matthew Ball is an investment and strategic advisor through his company Epyllion. His essays on metaverse related matters tend to be speculative and his work on the metaverse is mainly theoretical. His work should be interpreted as trying to push the industry to the future he sees, rather than reflecting on what is, which is on par for visionary investors, of course but not always reflecting technical reality.
In-depth analyses of the tech and startup landscape, which frequently covers metaverse topics.
Openvoxels is focused on open-source, blockchain and DAO related aspects of the metaverse. The site explores a way to build a metaverse internet archive, a way to build interoperability pipelines to preserve digital cultures. Topics include 3D web, Ethereum, WebXR, and metaverse interoperability. Content by jin
Blog by Cory Doctorow, special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org), a non-profit civil liberties group that defends freedom in technology law, policy, standards and treaties. His latest book is a good summary of his work: Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It.
Tech Won’t Save Us isn’t simply about tearing down tech. Inspired by the Luddites, it examines how technological development is constrained by capitalist imperatives, which include controlling workers and commercializing everything. But it’s also interested in radical ideas for a better world, and how technology fits into those futures.
Japanese online media outlet that focuses on VR and Metaverse culture. The writers are VR users and active participants in VR culture, and communicate the joy of virtual reality, focusing on VR, AR, and MR.