Drawing on the theory of affordance, we conceptualize affordance actualization for the
metaverse games (MG) relative to the affordances of internalized and embodied …

Andersen et al take on a rather daunting design challenge namely, how to ease the sense of
privation felt by people who are emotionally close but physically distant from one another. In …

As a new paradigm for experiencing virtual worlds, metaverses are beginning to gain
traction as a new way to enjoy the performing arts. Additionally, as its feasibility as a new …

In the 1982 movie Tron, a computer-game designer named Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is
literally zapped into the electronic game world he created. In this environment, he gets to …

Persuasive games exist for a wide variety of objectives, from marketing, to healthcare and
activism. Some of the more socially-aware ones cast players as members of disenfranchised …

The most ambitious visions of metaverse technology promise to create virtual places that
offer the same possibilities as the real world. However, as any novel technology, the …

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aulb ic hard play, bound by rules and arbitrary obstacles, that defines winners and losers …

The metaverse, a digital immersive environment in which people interact by using immersive
technologies, is shaping a new way for people to interact and socialise. Forecasts predict …

Interpretations of the concept of" affordances" in HCI are becoming increasingly diverse,
extending well beyond the original Gibsonian meaning. We discuss some of the key …

Purpose In the growing information systems (IS) literature on metaverse, augmented reality
(AR) technology is regarded as a cornerstone of the metaverse which enables interaction …