Schrodinger’s Catgirl: Hoyoverse, Cybernesis, and the Ethnography of Metaverse
"Metaverse" is not a Silicon Valley utopianism. It is a meaningful descriptor for an increasingly embodied and more deeply integrated internet. Nowhere is it more profound than in China, whose first forays into metaverse have sent ripples the world over. This ethn...
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| description | "Metaverse" is not a Silicon Valley utopianism. It is a meaningful descriptor for an increasingly embodied and more deeply integrated internet. Nowhere is it more profound than in China, whose first forays into metaverse have sent ripples the world over. This ethnography of China-based Hoyoverse, and a subsequent discussion, suggest the meaningful contributions ethnography can make to understanding metaverse. And how metaverse will in turn transform the discipline. All of which is articulated through the example of a cyborg catgirl, who may or may not be a mirage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-157d538899624ac6980b21ae29ae4c002024-10-03T06:31:40ZengTransilvania University of Brasov Publishing HouseBulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law2066-77012023-08-0116(65)11928https://doi.org/10.31926/but.ssl.2023.16.65.1.2Schrodinger’s Catgirl: Hoyoverse, Cybernesis, and the Ethnography of MetaverseMatthew J. Adams0Brunel University London, United Kingdom"Metaverse" is not a Silicon Valley utopianism. It is a meaningful descriptor for an increasingly embodied and more deeply integrated internet. Nowhere is it more profound than in China, whose first forays into metaverse have sent ripples the world over. This ethnography of China-based Hoyoverse, and a subsequent discussion, suggest the meaningful contributions ethnography can make to understanding metaverse. And how metaverse will in turn transform the discipline. All of which is articulated through the example of a cyborg catgirl, who may or may not be a mirage.https://webbut.unitbv.ro/index.php/Series_VII/article/view/5278/4123metaversecyberneticsdividualityethnographic methodspsychological anthropology |
| spellingShingle | Matthew J. Adams Schrodinger’s Catgirl: Hoyoverse, Cybernesis, and the Ethnography of Metaverse Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov: Series VII: Social Sciences, Law metaverse cybernetics dividuality ethnographic methods psychological anthropology |
| title | Schrodinger’s Catgirl: Hoyoverse, Cybernesis, and the Ethnography of Metaverse |
| title_full | Schrodinger’s Catgirl: Hoyoverse, Cybernesis, and the Ethnography of Metaverse |
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