// Disciplines
Digital Anthropology
6 topics
- Internet Slang
Does Changing Words Change How We Feel?
'Emoi,' 'pien,' 'kusa,' 'sore na'... Every time a new word is born on the internet, our ways of feeling and expressing change little by litt…
- VTubers, Embodiment, and Empathy
Where Is the Body When Empathizing with an Avatar?
The question 'Where is the body when empathizing with an avatar?' asks where our bodily sensations relocate, expand, or project when we feel…
- VTuber
What Do You Lose When Your Favorite VTuber Graduates?
When your favorite VTuber 'graduates,' what exactly do you lose? The 'death' of a character, the end of a relationship, the loss of communit…
- Virtual Communities and Real Society
Is the Community in Virtual Space Different from Real Community?
A 'virtual space community' refers to a collection of human relationships formed on internet platforms or in virtual worlds. In contrast, a …
- VTuber
Is It Natural to Mourn the 'Death' of a Character?
When a VTuber character reaches retirement or the end of their story, is it natural to feel they have 'died' and mourn them? This question r…
- VTuber
Is a Comment a Conversation, or Something Else?
In VTuber streams, the 'comments' viewers send appear like dialogue with the streamer, but they may actually be one-way messages, self-expre…