Conversing in the Metaverse - The Embodied Future of Online Communication

"How do metaverse technologies change how we communicate with each other? This book explores how existing metaverse technologies affect our communication, both verbal and non-verbal, as well as the ramifications of these effects. It questions what differentiates the metaverse from earlier connected virtual worlds like World of Warcraft or Second Life, and features extracts from interviews with the users and developers of current metaverses, such as Roblox, Minecraft, and Gather.town. It also investigates the impact of the pandemic in changing and accelerating how we communicate in virtual spaces"-- Provided by publisher.

About the author

Jieun Kiaer is Professor in Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK. She is the author of Pragmatic Syntax (2014), Pragmatic Particles: Findings from Asian Languages (2020), Emoji Speak (2023), The Future of Syntax: Asian Perspectives in an AI Age (2023) and Conversing in the Metaverse: The Embodied Future of Online Communication (2024), all published with Bloomsbury Academic.

Product details

• Authors: Jieun Kiaer, Jieun Kiaer, Kiaer Jieun
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 19.02.2026
• EAN: 9781350338555
• ISBN: 978-1-350-33855-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Illustrations: 11 bw illus
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, Sociolinguistics, Social networking, Social media / social networking, Communication Studies, Information technology: general issues, Information technology: general topics, COMPUTERS / Internet / Social Media, COMPUTERS / Virtual & Augmented Reality, Virtual worlds