ABSTRACT
This collection of essays explores the present and future of digital communication through a range of interdisciplinary approaches, all of which focus on the so-called metaverse. The metaverse is a combination of multiple elements of technology – including virtual reality, augmented reality, and video – where users "live" within a digital universe. The vision for this new universe is that its users can work, play, and stay connected with friends through everything. Such a vision is hinted at in existing phenomena such as online game universes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter Chapter 3|12 pages
New Linguistic Spaces in Cyberculture
The Influence of the Metaverse on the Minifiction of Social Networks
chapter Chapter 5|16 pages
Customised Metaverse
The Study of Factors Influencing the Use of Humanlike Avatars of Social Media Content Creators in Communication with Their Audience
chapter Chapter 7|14 pages
Queering the Metaverse
Queer Approaches to Virtual Reality in Contemporary Art
chapter Chapter 8|15 pages
Film Practices in the Metaverse
Methodological Approach for Prosocial VR Storytelling Creation
chapter Chapter 11|14 pages
Gone with the Wind
From Virtual Reality to the Metaverse at Film Festivals
