Virtual influencers have relationships, explore the world and take risks. The web is their playground – but they don’t exist.
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People form as strong attachments to gaming universes and can mourn their loss as keenly as physical places.
The metaverse is still unfolding, but it has been developing for more than a century. Rudimentary virtual worlds have existed – in imagination and reality – since the days of the telegraph.
The metaverse is being hyped as a game-changing virtual platform that will transform our digital lives. But it has some inherent challenges to overcome in order to achieve mass adoption.
NFTs are hailed as the foundation of the metaverse economy because they allow you to purchase unique digital assets, from art to real estate. But legally, you might not own what you think you do.
A game world is an immersive fantasy world that is created with the intention of promoting interaction with its environment.
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Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Irvine
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Associate Professor of Law, Indiana University
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Contract Lecturer in Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Lecturer in Marketing, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, University of East Anglia
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Assistant Professor, Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University
