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In the definition of GriotVision, the term G-Stick is used. A G-Stick is a device for navigating virtual worlds and interacting with objects therein. It currently exists in software form only but I’ve always envisioned that a hardware version will be created since “hardware is really just software crystallized“. As GVScript is based on Squeak, it is suitable for embedding in hardware devices. Back in 2003, on the old GriotVision site there was a fully functional prototype written in Squeak Smalltalk you could download, but this was really only usable by knowledgeable Squeak coders. There’s a new version coming out this summer that has been greatly enhanced and is much more accessible. In the meantime I’ve put some videos of this early G-Sticks online here for people to get a sense of how a G-Stick works. NOTE: For the best resolution, download these and play them back full screen rather than in the browser.

• The G-Stick Presentation is an actual GVScript production that explains the basic elements of GriotVision.
• Navigating With G-Stick demonstrates that the G-Stick Presentation is a living, interactive piece of software and also shows its use in 3D navigation.

G-Stick is the next phase beyond iPod video, Treo and other hand held devices.

This is the answer to the $64B question. It’s also a good description of how the GriotVision multicasting ecosystem will emerge. Take a content mesh connected by a mesh network of devices and wrap it in a 3D mesh(think Croquet or Second Life). Throw it on top of a mesh of computers for computation and storage, then step back cause things will happen quickly!

As strange as it may sound, consumers are way ahead of most enterprises when it comes to using grids (and paying for them). Most of us live on the grid at home - we use Google and Yahoo!, we love eBay, we upload and share photos and movies, and gather our news from various sources on the web. Most of us bank from home, we leverage network email services - and if you think about it, that transformation all occurred within the last decade. In the blink of an eye.

The Network Is The Computer

As Gartner notes

Grid computing uses a mesh of computers to perform complex tasks, but is not fully understood by all its potential users.

In a jungle, ignorance can exact a high price but opportunities are plentiful for people who figure out how to interconnect the mesh.

GriotVision is a powerful new paradigm for media and information technology.