Interpersonal Communication Research in Metaverse

Taking Si-Fi Films as Examples

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.431How to use a DOI?

Keywords

interpersonal communication; Metaverse; science fiction films; virtual reality; media technology

Abstract

As an extension of the human body, media in different forms shape different characteristics of interpersonal communication. In the next generation of Internet communication forms, “Metaverse” uses VR, AR, MR, XR and other media technologies to break the boundary between virtual and reality, making interpersonal communication more complex than before. This paper explores the possible new features of interpersonal communication in the context of the “Metaverse”. Since the overall “metaverse” picture has not yet been fully realized, this paper selects science fiction films that embody the concept of “metaverse” as a frontier sample for the study of future interpersonal communication patterns. Through the content analysis of 11 science fiction films, some new features of interpersonal communication are summarized. For example, the source of communication is a human individual with a virtual avatar. Virtual characters can be divided into having or not having an entity and an autonomous mind. The communication space in the Metaverse contains both real and virtual worlds. People are experiencing multi-sensory experiences communication channels and so on.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ziying Song
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - Interpersonal Communication Research in Metaverse
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2377
EP  - 2382
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.431
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.431
ID  - Song2022
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