A Preliminary Study on Concept and Types of Metaverse : Focusing on the Possible World Theory

Yun, HyunJung; Liu, Jin; Yun, Hye-Young

doi:10.18658/humancon.2021.09.57

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“…From a technological perspective, Minecraft: Education Edition offers a whole series of tools that, with thoughtful execution, have the ability to drive well-defined objectives of the learning experience, especially if specifically designed to be executed within their ecosystem (to use the term used by Lee et al, 2021). Virtually all articles investigating the suitability of integrating Minecraft into educational spaces put forward arguments in favor of it (Niemeyer;Gerber, 2015;Dezuanni, 2018;Callaghan, 2016).…”

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“…This is not a novel axiom. Several authors report a direct technological, conceptual, semiotic, and functional relationship, either as a pioneering project (Sweeney, 2019) as one of the platforms of the metaverse (Jeon, 2021;Rospigliosi, 2021;Shin;Yun, 2022), or as a type of metaverse in itself (Yun et al, 2021). Tessler et al (2017Tessler et al ( , p. 1553 define it as "a popular video game whose objective is to build structures, travel in search of adventure, hunt for food, and avoid zombies", considering it to be "an open research problem since it is impossible to solve the entire game with a single AI technique".…”

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“…Etymologically, it combines the prefix "meta" (from the Greek μετά, meaning "after" or "beyond") and the word "universe." Lee et al (2021) define it as a virtual environment that blends the physical and the digital, facilitated by the convergence of Internet and Web technologies and extended reality (XR). Park and Kim (2022) refer to a three-dimensional virtual world in which avatars participate in political, economic, social, and cultural activities.…”

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“…In their research, they highlight advances in four areas: realism, ubiquity, interoperability, and scalability. Lee et al (2021) detail the pillars for building the most advanced state of the metaverse, which they call surreality, in which the physical and virtual worlds eventually merge, representing the final stage of the coexistence of physical-virtual reality. They divide this along two dimensions: technological enablers with the network, the cloud, artificial intelligence, computer vision, blockchain, robotics, user interactivity, and extended reality; and what they call the ecosystem, consisting of avatars, content creation, virtual economy, social acceptability, security and privacy, and trust and accountability.…”

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Metaverse and education: the pioneering case of Minecraft in immersive digital learning

Sánchez-López

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Pérez-Rodríguez

2022

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The metaverse is presented as a possible new technological iteration for the Internet. The generation of virtual universes in which the physical and the digital converge raises the question of how education will be addressed in these new systems. We find, however, pioneering exercises such as Minecraft: Education Edition. This platform is a version based on the popular sandbox video game, which was originally created by a community of teachers. The aim of this research is to analyze and describe the idiosyncratic characteristics of Minecraft as an educational platform, framing it as one of the pioneering exercises in the metaverse. To this end, we have employed a methodology that combines Multimodal Discourse Analysis with Grounded Theory and the Constant Comparative Method. As conclusions, we observe how the Minecraft Education platform reinforces from its approach pre-existing aspects from the physical world, resizing them to adapt them to its connected digital environment. These are key elements such as the identity of the participants, their ability to act within the system, creativity through lessons as a guide to the educational objectives and the community as the backbone of the process. At the same time, it presents differential components, such as the use of avatars, the transition from textual literacy to multimodal literacy, game mechanics that boost creativity or transhuman capabilities that defy physical space-time. All in all, the platform is designed for teachers, parents and managers, to whom it offers a series of benefits. Therefore, the pedagogical action will depend on their judgment and execution, especially through the elaboration of lessons and worlds, the management of the sessions and their interaction in community environments. It is their responsibility to ensure that the educational experience is truly empowering or, on the contrary, that it ends up being governed by reproductive criteria linked to symbolic violence.

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2022

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“…In this regard, the International Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a non-profit organization, reported a study result showing that one case of sexual abuse is exposed in Metaverse every 7 minutes [22]. Moving away from the traditional view of violence in the digital world seems to be the key, such as analyzes discussing the mixed nature of the metaverse and the real [23] or the differences between the metaverse and other internet platforms as a possibility of general action [24].…”

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Ethical discussion on the identity of digital humans in the metaverse era

Bang¹,

Byun²

2022

Value-Sharing Between Humans and Robots

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As the metaverse, recognized for its potential in various fields, grows, the technologies associated with it also develop. Therefore, this study intends to explore the ethical implications of Digital Human technology, one of the core technologies of the metaverse era. First, it examines how the concept of Digital Human is being established, what are the research trends, and how it relates to the metaverse. Second, the essential characteristics of the Digital Human are divided into four categories: 1) Digital Double, 2) Digital Single, 3) Digital Subject, and 4) Digital Object, according to ground and identity, and based on facts and non-facts. In addition, the ADVISE model is proposed as an ethical assessment model based on six major ethical standards (-falsity, discrimination, violence, invasion of privacy, sexuality, and dependence) in relation to Digital Human.

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Exploring the Uncertainty Perceived According to the Purpose of Communication Among Social Interactions in the Metaverse

Han¹,

Yeoun²

2023

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A Preliminary Study on Concept and Types of Metaverse : Focusing on the Possible World Theory

Cited by 10 publications

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Metaverse and education: the pioneering case of Minecraft in immersive digital learning

Metaverse and education: the pioneering case of Minecraft in immersive digital learning

Ethical discussion on the identity of digital humans in the metaverse era

Exploring the Uncertainty Perceived According to the Purpose of Communication Among Social Interactions in the Metaverse

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