IGF 2023 Day 0 Event #134 Talk with Metaverse residents – a new identity and diversity

Time
Sunday, 8th October, 2023 (09:00 UTC) - Sunday, 8th October, 2023 (10:00 UTC)
Room
Room B-1

JPNIC - Japan Network Information Center
MAEMURA Akinori, JPNIC, Technical Community, Asia Keisuke KANEYASU, NEC, Private Sector, Asia

Speakers

Virtual Girl Nem, a Metaverse Culture Evangelist Liudmila Bredikhina, University of Malta, Civil Society, WEOG MAEMURA Akinori, JPNIC, Technical Community, Asia

Onsite Moderator

MAEMURA Akinori, JPNIC

Online Moderator

Shin YAMASAKI, JPNIC

Rapporteur

MAEMURA Akinori, JPNIC

SDGs

5. Gender Equality

Targets: By expanding the notion of gender diversity by discussion of virtual persona on Metaverse and know the case of a scarce gender

Format

Presentation and Q&A Session

Language
English
Description

This session is to demystify the reality of residents in Metaverse. Nem the virtual girl is the world’s first virtual youtuber who has been active to appear in media and authoring the books and articles as a persona of avatar in Metaverse. The session featuring Nem will cover the demonstration of devices for spending the Metaverse life, Metaverse as “the Internet where you can spend the life”, a new free identity on Metaverse, economic issue as well as diversity and harassment Metaverse could incur and new gender norm the avatar would introduce References: Kyoto University Executive Leadership Program: New evolution of mankind that Metaverse introduces - a Metaverse resident presents the real revolutionarity of Metaverse (In Japanese) https://www.elp.kyoto-u.ac.jp/intensive/2022/nem/

Nem, the virtual girl is a Metaverse persona which can only appear virtually. Virtual participants would have a good experience of participation, and it may need a good screen projection onsite for the on-site participants enjoy the session.