TY - JOUR
T1 - How do the news media, academia, and the public view the metaverse? Evidence from South Korea
AU - Kim, Youngju
AU - Kim, Bumsoo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - Despite frequent mentions of the “metaverse” in news reports, academic studies, and individual discourse, there have been few systematic studies that explore the conception of the metaverse in peer-reviewed articles, news reports, and individuals' digital expressions. This study examined the aggregate perceptions and knowledge of multiple audiences—news media, academics, and the public—about the metaverse. After collecting peer-reviewed articles, news reports, and Twitter users' posts about the metaverse from 2020 to 2022, we conducted a comparative content analysis to identify characteristics of metaverse topics, research/news reporting areas, research methods, and public opinion about the metaverse. The findings show that academia has investigated various research topics and areas related to the metaverse using various methodologies, while the news media and the public focused more on business/industry trends and specific metaverse platforms. Through the comparative content analysis, we also identified commonalities and differences in how these are described or identified across peer-reviewed journals, news reports, and social media comments.
AB - Despite frequent mentions of the “metaverse” in news reports, academic studies, and individual discourse, there have been few systematic studies that explore the conception of the metaverse in peer-reviewed articles, news reports, and individuals' digital expressions. This study examined the aggregate perceptions and knowledge of multiple audiences—news media, academics, and the public—about the metaverse. After collecting peer-reviewed articles, news reports, and Twitter users' posts about the metaverse from 2020 to 2022, we conducted a comparative content analysis to identify characteristics of metaverse topics, research/news reporting areas, research methods, and public opinion about the metaverse. The findings show that academia has investigated various research topics and areas related to the metaverse using various methodologies, while the news media and the public focused more on business/industry trends and specific metaverse platforms. Through the comparative content analysis, we also identified commonalities and differences in how these are described or identified across peer-reviewed journals, news reports, and social media comments.
KW - Content analysis
KW - Metaverse
KW - Network analysis
KW - Social shaping of technology
KW - Text analysis
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85176920894
U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122980
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122980
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85176920894
SN - 0040-1625
VL - 198
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
M1 - 122980
ER -