Keywords
Virtual human
Metaverse
Virtual art
How to Cite
Accepted 2025-04-14
Published 2025-04-28
Abstract
With the rise of the metaverse concept, the virtual human sector has once again gained momentum, and virtual art is infused with new possibilities and hopes. The emergence of the virtual human Liu Ye Xi has broken through the domestic ceiling for virtual beings, opening up a narrative metaverse that presents new aesthetic changes characterized by immersion, interactivity, and hyperreality. From a rational and objective perspective, examining the new artistic space in the metaverse and engaging in aesthetic reflection reveals two major issues: the invisible control of technology and the "hyperreality" of simulacra.
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