Avatar Embodiment and the Proteus Effect
- As the Internet gradually evolves into the metaverse, users’ interaction with places, people, and even themselves will become increasingly mediated by virtual self-representations, called avatars. Deeply tied to avatar use, the Proteus effect suggests that an avatar’s identity characteristics influence the way the users will behave. The Proteus effect represents one of the most interesting,As the Internet gradually evolves into the metaverse, users’ interaction with places, people, and even themselves will become increasingly mediated by virtual self-representations, called avatars. Deeply tied to avatar use, the Proteus effect suggests that an avatar’s identity characteristics influence the way the users will behave. The Proteus effect represents one of the most interesting, impactful, and perhaps concerning ways that the avatars will play a role in future metaverse-mediated lives.…


| Dokumentart: | Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich |
|---|---|
| Review-Status: | Begutachtet (reviewed) |
| Zitierlink: | https://opus.hs-offenburg.de/11021 | Bibliografische Angaben |
| Titel (Englisch): | Avatar Embodiment and the Proteus Effect |
| Verfasserangaben: | Anna Samira Praetorius, Rabindra RatanORCiD, Daniel GörlichStaff MemberORCiDGND |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
| Datum der Erstveröffentlichung: | 16.07.2025 |
| Verlagsort: | Oxford |
| Seitenanzahl: | 48 Word-Seiten |
| Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-022861-3 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.1467 |
| URL: | https://oxfordre.com/communication/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-1467 |
| Sprache: | Englisch | Inhaltliche Informationen |
| Fakultäten / Einrichtungen: | Fakultät Medien (M) (ab 22.04.2021) |
| Forschung: | ACI - Affective and Cognitive Institute |
| Sammlungen der Hochschule Offenburg: | Bibliografie |
| Freies Schlagwort / Tag: | Proteus-Effekt avatar effects; avatar embodiment; avatars; proteus effect; transformed social interaction | Formale Angaben |
| Relevanz für "Jahresbericht über Forschungsleistungen": | 5-fach | Wiss. Zeitschriftenartikel reviewed: Sonstiger Nachweis des Review-Verfahrens |
| Open-Access-Status: | Closed |
| Lizenz (Deutsch): | Urheberrechtlich geschützt |



