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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LocationWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ryan SchultzMar 31
AuraTap: A New Social Networking App for the Apple Vision Pro https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/31/auratap-a-new-social-networking-app-for-the-apple-vision-pro/
AuraTap: A New Social Networking App for the Apple Vision Pro

Last Friday, a new social networking app for the Apple Vision Pro was launched! It is called AuraTap, a project developed by Phil Traut and Artur Sychov, according to the About page on the visionOS…

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Ryan SchultzMar 31
Another Sign that the Metaverse Winter is Here: Social VR Platform Rec Room Is Shutting Down June 1st, 2026 https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/31/another-sign-that-the-metaverse-winter-is-here-social-vr-platform-rec-room-is-shutting-down-june-1st-2026/
Ryan SchultzMar 25
Your Metaverse Is Too Small: My Keynote Presentation to the 2026 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Conference https://ryanschultz.com/2026/03/25/your-metaverse-is-too-small-my-keynote-presentation-to-the-2026-virtual-worlds-best-practices-in-education-vwbpe-conference/
Your Metaverse Is Too Small: My Keynote Presentation to the 2026 Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Conference

NOTE ON MY GENERATIVE AI USAGE: While most of the writing of this blogpost is me, Ryan Schultz, unassisted by GenAI tools, I should note that, in the attached PowerPoint presentation, I did make ex…

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Ryan SchultzMar 13
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/