Virtual K-pop idols as social actors: Paracommunication between fans and computer-generated imagery celebrities

• Main Author: Alejandro, Lynell M.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2024
• Subjects: Popular music—Korea (South); Virtual reality in mass media; Celebrities—Korea (South); Artificial intelligence; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Film and Media Studies
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_comm/15; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdm_comm/article/1017/viewcontent/2024_Alejandro_Virtual_K_pop_Idols_as_Social_Actors__Paracommunication_Between_F.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The computer-generated imagery (CGI) technology enables the existence of virtual entities in computer-mediated environments where humans interact and foster social bonds. This study delved into how social bonds develop between new media characters and media users in an interactive mediated environme...