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Human-Computer Interaction in the Emerging Metaverse: Social Implications and Design Principles for the Sustainable Metaverse

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The emergence of the metaverse transforms the way humans interact with computers; the metaverse brings about a new form of human-computer interaction that is more immersive, intuitive, and seamless. In the present paper we thus aim to elucidate the role of human-computer interactions in the age of the metaverse. New forms of human-computer interaction via the metaverse are beneficial for humans in many ways; at the same time, however, there are new types of social issues that are emerging as the metaverse develops and that need to be taken seriously. Specifically, we focus upon issues such as privacy, surveillance capitalism, cyber-syndromes, and amplifications of social problems, and discuss what regulations would be appropriate in order to balance the adequate development of the metaverse with the safety and security of it that is required for social good, in particular for sustainable development goals. We finally propose ethical design principles for the sustainable metaverse in order to address the aforementioned and other social issues.

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This work was supported by JST (JPMJMS2033-02).

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    Arisa Yasuda

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    Abbas Moallem

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Yasuda, A. (2023). Human-Computer Interaction in the Emerging Metaverse: Social Implications and Design Principles for the Sustainable Metaverse. In: Degen, H., Ntoa, S., Moallem, A. (eds) HCI International 2023 – Late Breaking Papers. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14059. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48057-7_31

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