Designers in Metaverse: Exploring a Collaborative Enviroment

This research paper explores the role of designers in the Metaverse, a virtual reality environment that connects users through online, 3D spaces. The study aims to investigate the impact of designers platforms within the Metaverse, capturing their journeys, exploring the emotional and artistic dimensions of their work, and examining the connections and collaborations that emerge. By integrating design principles into the Metaverse, designers have the potential to revolutionize the creative design industry, unleashing their creativity in a virtual reality environment. The paper highlights the transformative power of designers platforms in shaping the future of design and explores the challenges and considerations, such as ethics and technical hurdles, associated with this integration. The research objectives include investigating designers experiences, exploring emotional and artistic dimensions, examining collaborations, investigating technical hurdles, highlighting transformative power, and providing valuable insights into designers integration within the Metaverse. The study focuses on the implications and opportunities for designers in the Metaverse while acknowledging limitations in terms of technical, financial, and ethical aspects. The literature review section explores the concept of the Designers in Metaverse, its application in design, benefits, and challenges of collaborative design, previous research and studies related to the topic, and relevant theories and concepts. The methodology involves multiple methods, including telephonic calls, emails, live interviews, focus group discussions, and an online survey, to evaluate the needs and wants of designers for a Metaverse platform. The research design follows purposive sampling, targeting designers as the specific audience, and the data collection methods include telephonic calls, emails, and live interviews with industry experts and professionals. The findings of this research will provide insights into the integration of designers platforms within the Metaverse and shed light on the experiences, challenges, and opportunities in this dynamic virtual reality environment.

Mahnoor Raza, Muhammad Zaman Bhutto

Manor Raza, Muhammad Zaman Bhutto, Designers in Metaverse: Exploring a Collaborative Environment, International Journal of Art, Culture, Design and Language, Vol. 10, Issue 10, PP. 1-7, October 2023. 

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