Spaces in Metaverse and Its Effects on Vulnerable Groups

In the summer semester of 2023, I participated in a research project about the Metaverse. My project focused on potential proxemics issues in the future Metaverse and its impacts on vulnerable groups, such as children.

Poster for the Spaces in Metaverse research project — Poster for my project

Final Design

Bringing the research to life in Unity and on SpatioLink to section

The concept was prototyped as an interactive Metaverse space, combining a live demo on the Spatio platform with a Unity build that explored spatial boundaries and defensive visuals through custom Shader Graph work.

Demo of the Metaverse space experienced through the Spatio platform — Demo from Spatio platform

Unity project file view of the Metaverse research prototype — Unity project file view. It still has a lot of bugs with shaders

Shader Graph node network for the force field effect built inside Unity — Shader graph of the force field that I made in this Unity

The Essay

The written companion to the prototypeLink to section

Alongside the visual prototype, the project was documented in a research essay examining proxemics, spatial ethics, and the impact of emerging Metaverse spaces on vulnerable populations.

Layout preview of the accompanying research essay

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