Ryan Schultz

@ryanschultz
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Science/Agriculture Librarian at the University of Manitoba, and Social VR/Virtual Worlds/Metaverse Blogger. #SocialVR #VirtualReality #VirtualWorlds #SecondLife #Metaverse #Libraries #Librarian #AI #GenAI #fedi22 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 he/him

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Websitehttps://ryanschultz.com
LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ryan Schultz4d ago
Chatting with, Watching, and Listening to My Blog (The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly): My Experience Creating a Notebook from My Blog Posts Using Google NotebookLM https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/12/chatting-with-watching-and-listening-to-my-blog-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-my-experience-creating-a-notebook-from-my-blog-posts-using-google-notebooklm/
Ryan SchultzMar 9
Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Research: AI Research Assistants, AI-Powered Document Analysis Tools, and A Look at Elicit, Undermind, and NotebookLM https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/09/generative-artificial-intelligence-tools-for-academic-research-ai-research-assistants-ai-powered-document-analysis-tools-and-a-look-at-elicit-undermind-and-notebooklm/
Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools for Academic Research: AI Research Assistants, AI-Powered Document Analysis Tools, and A Look at Elicit, Undermind, and NotebookLM

I have used generative AI (GenAI) tools (specifically, Claude) in researching and writing up the Some Definitions section of this blogpost. The rest is all me, with no AI assistance (and yes, I hav…

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Ryan SchultzMar 7
Generative AI Update, March 2026: My Updated Presentation on Artificial Intelligence and GenAI, Plus My First Thoughts on the Claude Add-In for PowerPoint, and Yet Another Head-to-Head Comparison Between Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/06/generative-ai-update-march-2026-my-updated-presentation-on-artificial-intelligence-and-genai-plus-my-first-thoughts-on-the-claude-add-in-for-powerpoint-and-yet-another-head-to-head-comparison-betw/
Ryan SchultzFeb 24
HOUSEKEEPING NOTES: Going Off-Topic on My Blog, and Being Clear About How I Use AI in My Blogposts https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/24/housekeeping-notes-going-off-topic-on-my-blog-and-being-clear-about-how-i-use-ai-in-my-blogposts/
Ryan SchultzFeb 19
Yet Another One Bites the Dust: Meta’s Shutdown of Horizon Workrooms https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/19/yet-another-one-bites-the-dust-metas-shutdown-of-horizon-workrooms/
Yet Another One Bites the Dust: Meta’s Shutdown of Horizon Workrooms

In a recent blogpost about the shutdown of MeetinVR, I wrote: Facebook (which had gone to all the trouble and expense of rebranding as Meta during this ridiculous hype cycle) has dropped literally …

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Ryan SchultzFeb 19
Generative AI Update: Comparing ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini while Researching the Metaverse Characteristics of Social VR Platforms https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/19/generative-ai-update-comparing-chatgpt-claude-and-gemini-while-researching-the-metaverse-characteristics-of-social-vr-platforms/
Ryan SchultzFeb 15
Some Thoughts on the Apple Vision Pro, Two Years After Its Release https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/14/some-thoughts-on-the-apple-vision-pro-two-years-after-its-release/
Ryan SchultzFeb 13
ANNOUNCEMENT: My One-Year Research and Study Leave Project https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/13/announcement-my-one-year-research-and-study-leave-project/
ANNOUNCEMENT: My One-Year Research and Study Leave Project

Photo by Jaredd Craig on Unsplash Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium—digital or otherwise—that either reside in the public domain or have b…

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Ryan SchultzFeb 7
Why Second Life is My Radio Station https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/07/why-second-life-is-my-radio-station/
Why Second Life is My Radio Station

Classical guitarist Joaquin Gustav performs on The Rooftop at NO DUMPIRE on Saturday morning. Ladies and gentlemen and fabulous people of all genders on the internet, I have been having a VERY bad …

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Ryan SchultzFeb 5
My Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts in 2025 https://ryanschultz.com/2026/02/05/my-top-ten-most-popular-blog-posts-in-2025/
My Top Ten Most Popular Blog Posts in 2025

I was curious this morning, so I went into WordPress and checked out my blog viewer statistics. I used to check them much more frequently during the heady heyday of the metaverse boom-and-bust, cir…

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