Avatars, People, and Virtual Worlds: Foundations for Research in Metaverses

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The Needs-Affordances-Features Perspective for the Use of Social Media (2018, neutral): “(9) Communication refers to the affordance that enables users to directly communicate with each other in a social media setting (Davis et al. 2009; Goel et al. 2013; Junglas et al. 2013; Kietzmann et al. 2011; Nardon and Aten 2012; Wellman et al. 2003).”
Taking "Fun and Games" Seriously: Proposing the Hedonic-Motivation System Adoption Model (HMSAM) (2012, neutral): “…2002) Experience autonomy/freedom (Alm, 2006; Hertel, Niedner, & Herrmann, 2003; Ryan, Rigby, & Przybylski, 2006) Develop peer companionship (Davis et al., 2009; Katz & Aspden, 1997; Oksman & Turtiainen, 2004; Ran & Lo, 2006; Ryan et al., 2006; Yee, 2006) Receive approval (Butler, Sproull,…”
All One Needs to Know about Metaverse: A Complete Survey on Technological Singularity, Virtual Ecosystem, and Research Agenda (2021, neutral): “the computer agents through the avatar [267].”
The metaverse in education: Definition, framework, features, potential applications, challenges, and future research topics (2022, background): “In the metaverse, digital identities can directly reflect users’ egos to participate in various types of activities (Davis et al., 2009).”
Is Metaverse in education a blessing or a curse: a combined content and bibliometric analysis (2022, methodology): “In this regard, there are three related of Metaverse avatars, namely: representation, presence, and immersion (Davis et al., 2009).”