Local Based Software (Where “Local” Means Your Neighbourhood) - Speed of Light by Jason Brennan
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- It’s homogenous. But maybe it would be better if each place had its own, homegrown software. You have to live here to get it, and it takes on the character, the grain, the terroir of its neighbourhood. (and maybe every location makes their own custom emoji sets? typography? sticker packs? design language?)
- I’m kind of obsessed with Animal Crossing for the Switch, in particular the concept that Tom Nook gives you a little island phone. The device acts as the game’s UI / menu system and it’s a compelling conceit. But I like thinking about it literally, a world where this one character (and his two doofus nephews) made a whole damn smartphone and a handful of apps that everyone on your island (of like, 15 inhabitants) uses. It’s extremely local and it was presumably custom made. I absolutely love this concept.
Local Based Software (Where “Local” Means Your Neighbourhood) - Speed of Light by Jason Brennan
Metadata
Highlights
- It’s homogenous. But maybe it would be better if each place had its own, homegrown software. You have to live here to get it, and it takes on the character, the grain, the terroir of its neighbourhood. (and maybe every location makes their own custom emoji sets? typography? sticker packs? design language?)
- I’m kind of obsessed with Animal Crossing for the Switch, in particular the concept that Tom Nook gives you a little island phone. The device acts as the game’s UI / menu system and it’s a compelling conceit. But I like thinking about it literally, a world where this one character (and his two doofus nephews) made a whole damn smartphone and a handful of apps that everyone on your island (of like, 15 inhabitants) uses. It’s extremely local and it was presumably custom made. I absolutely love this concept.