The Sunshine Observer: SO… V47

When I left Microsoft, I thought I would continue a career in technology, after taking a much-needed break. In 2013, I created a concept for a digital service that connected people with experiences. It combined the digital and physical worlds through a service linking people to mobile physical world guides who would take them to the places, similar to the way a guide for local tourism or a personal shopper would. This could be done using a combination of canned, unsupervised exploration and live interaction.

I made a few goofy prototype videos of scenarios, the one above is for virtual Sightseeing at the Zoo  it features my granddaughter Camila who lives in Lisbon. She was 3 at the time, soon she will be 10! Here’s another for Shopping at Clover, all from the comfort of our couch.

I made a pitch to a local ideas group, but it didn’t go anywhere. It doesn’t scale in the way digital services usually do. That said, the concept feels appropriate for our current situation.

During my break after Microsoft, I slowly drew away from tech and focused on being human. I still think this is a cool idea. Today, I’d love to walk through the Fez Medina, or shop for linens in Lisbon, or visit a winery in southern France, or learn to cook in Italy…see the sunrise in… I know there are people out there who’d love to share their knowledge or the beauty of where they live…

And here’s the  Draft business plan in case anyone has interest.

BodyMindSpirit

Our daily 5-minute meditation. Full moon tomorrow!

Preamble

As all is being illuminated.
See what is right. If we see problems, note… our problems aren’t the problem, our idea of them is.

Meditation

Welcome the possibility of the Universe into our hearts
All is mind
Bask in the illumination of our existence.

Poem

We are glorious
above the simplicity of good or bad, beyond the limitations of constructs, we are everything we are glorious