PinnedHans KarlssonI asked a Metaverse AI avatar about the futureToday I want to talk about quite an entertaining YouTube video I just published about a really big and important topic: how will we…8 min read·Aug 10, 2022----
PinnedHans KarlssoninInterconnected VR communitiesWhy Lex Fridman doesn’t get the MetaverseDisclaimer: The opinions in this piece are my own and not the views of my company. Bias warning: I am a pioneer in the Japanese VR industry…8 min read·Feb 5, 2022----
Hans KarlssonThe Metaverse, China, and the Future of GlobalizationToday I want to discuss megatrends that may change the global order, and how they are connected to the Metaverse. I base the article on two…12 min read·Jul 20, 2022----
Hans KarlssonThe VR-1 — a glimpse of our VR future?The ultra-high-resolution VR-1 Virtual Reality headset is “ultra” both in terms of specs and pricing. How good is it really, and what…8 min read·Jul 25, 2019----
Hans KarlssonGohei mochi — the King of Gifu SweetsAnd it’s mysterious history3 min read·Feb 19, 2019----
Hans KarlssonGreat ice breaker phrases for travellers in JapanEverybody knows it — Japanese is the language of the Devil. St. Francis Xavier was convinced it was invented by the fallen angel to…3 min read·Jan 22, 2019----
Hans KarlssonVideo: Watch a Japanese master potter throw a bowl the ancient wayMaster potter Sokei Aoyama lives a stone’s throw from our house in the little village Onada in the city of Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan…3 min read·Jan 2, 2019----
Hans KarlssonThe Roots of the Mino Ware RennaisanceThe year was 1574. Master potter Kato Kagemitsu (1513–1585) arrive in Mino, a region in the central part of Japan’s main island, to set up…9 min read·Dec 18, 2018----
Hans KarlssoninDiscover TajimiEEL À LA TAJIMIENNEA visit to Uoseki — a Japanese eel restaurant in Tajimi5 min read·Jun 17, 2018----