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

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!
• 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
• Here's all the detail of what it is and why
• One day it could replace the Google, Android, etc ecosystems and smartphones..
• Why it would be a great technology for Virtual Worlds
• On the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
• More on the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
• Even more on the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
• Even-even more on the linked-up data in the Object Network for social networking
• Find out how the Object Network will be decentralised and programmable
• Discover how the Object Network turns everything inside out!

Virtual worlds in AR and VR

• Here's an imaginary review of the "Linkcraft" Virtual World
• More on Virtual Worlds
• Slide decks on the "Meta-Web" and "Linkcraft"

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

Slides

And here's a slide deck:

Technical bits

This site is aimed at non-techies, but here's 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

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