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The Object Network

Motivation of the Object Network

Don't dwell too long on this negative review of the current state of the digital world!
Here's a Manifesto of Magic to cheer you up again!
To find out more about why the Object Network was created - read this introduction to the philosophy behind the approach
Read our Vision and Mission
Casting spells in Augmented Reality and the Internet of Things
I'm going to explore the Object Network in a "research lab" style!

Object Network described

Find out more about What it is, What's different about it and Why that's better
Read more about the Object Network's approach...
The Killer app is the App Killer!
Here's all the detail of what it is and why
One day it could replace the Google, Android, etc ecosystems and smartphones..

Virtual worlds in AR and VR

Deriving the Object Network from a thought experiment: a 3D operating system
The Object Network is ideal for Augmented Reality and the Internet of Things
Here's an imaginary review of the "LinkCraft" Virtual World
More on Virtual Worlds
Slide decks on the "Meta-Web" and "LinkCraft"

The Object Network as the Metaverse

The Object Network is also building the Metaverse!
Why it would be a great technology for Virtual Worlds

Scenarios and Stories

To help visualise how the Object Network can fit into our digital lives, I've written some scenarios and stories:

Here's a detailed walk-through of an everyday Object Network AR and IoT scenario
How we could interact with the Internet of Things through Augmented Reality alongside Virtual Worlds
Augmented Reality, Internet of Things: Exploring the Object Network
A day in the life of an Object Network user

Internet of Things

The Object Net for the IoT
Read how just a simple URL-like "ID for every Thing!" could make your IoT much more visible

Programming the Object Network

Programming should be as easy as using a spreadsheet:

Find out how Onex is like having a spreadsheet on all your devices
Here are some examples of programming in Onex
How we can all Program Reality!
Write your own Chat system in the Onex app

OnexOS - the revolutionary "operating system with no apps"

Deriving the Object Network from a thought experiment: an operating system without apps
A more detailed explanation of OnexOS and the Object Network
OnexOS: a Mashable, Meshable Smartwatch Operating System
The Object Network accessed via a new kind of operating system
No apps means no app traps: a brief summary of the bigger vision
OnexOS has no apps!

Social app

This page has been rewritten several times in search of the right message around building a social app. Here are a few examples discussing how the Object Network and the Onex app will break us free of the Big Tech app trap:

On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking

Slides

And here's a slide deck:

Technical bits

This site is aimed at non-techies, but here's a very brief summary for techies and then you can read some technical detail about how it works.

Read here about the Object Network Rule Language behind the graphical programming interface.

Older material

An earlier version of ID for every Thing: A URL for every Thing
In the UK or other Government? Read a Vision of Government as a Data Platform

Duncan Cragg, 2019

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