I am Mau. A designer turned XR developer. This is my lab and place for thoughts.
150 million players wasn't enough to save Rec Room. From a VR pioneer to a cautionary tale of 'slop' games and missed business models, here is why the platform is shutting down for good on June 1st—and what every world builder needs to learn from it.
Is the Metaverse dead, or are we just tired of building on shifting sand? Meta’s recent pivot for Horizon Worlds is the latest reminder that corporate walled gardens are ticking time bombs for creators. While the giants stumble, the real future of the immersive web is quietly simmering. It is time to stop waiting for a platform and start building the open web.