Where the Wild Things Are-A Trip to the Pervasive Multiverse and Its Inhabitants

Starting from the very idea of a pervasive multiverse, we analyze what it means conceptually, what things and beings inhabit it, and what rules guide their existence and actions. Next, we provide a psychological and partially philosophical view on this construct and derive some of the risks and oppo...

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Published in:IEEE pervasive computing 2024-01, Vol.23 (1), p.37-45
Main Authors: Butz, Andreas, Oechsner, Carl, Schott, Svenja, Ullrich, Daniel, Diefenbach, Sarah, Fels, Sidney
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Avatars
Image reconstruction
Law
Physics
Social networking (online)
Symbiosis
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Summary:Starting from the very idea of a pervasive multiverse, we analyze what it means conceptually, what things and beings inhabit it, and what rules guide their existence and actions. Next, we provide a psychological and partially philosophical view on this construct and derive some of the risks and opportunities that exist there, eventually leading toward a research agenda for individual and societal concerns and promising approaches to address them in this novel but fast-developing field.
ISSN:1536-1268
1558-2590
DOI:10.1109/MPRV.2024.3364513