{"id":26157,"date":"2022-09-06T09:51:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T05:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=26157"},"modified":"2022-09-06T09:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T05:51:55","slug":"culture-metaverse-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/culture-metaverse-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will The Metaverse Impact Its Users’ Mental Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doomscrolling, online\u00a0comparisons, and isolating behavioural responses are all proof that humans were never really meant to interact in 2D environments, A.K.A. social media. S<\/a><\/span>tudies<\/a>\u00a0show that our interpersonal relationships are better suited for Web3’s 3D experience of the internet in the metaverse: a persistent version of the internet that blends virtual and physical reality. One of the key components of the metaverse is the use of avatars that act as an extension of our identities and mediate our interactions in different metaverse lands. There is already data suggesting that social interactions in the metaverse via avatars can improve how we interact with one another online.<\/p>\n

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