This study analyzes Turkish Twitter users' sentiments and future expectations regarding the Metaverse, focusing on a week of tweets (January 10-17, 2022) following a televised discussion. Sentiment analysis of 10,437 tweets revealed a mix of curiosity, anger, helplessness, dissatisfaction, worry, and fear. The findings suggest anticipation of increased technological investment, new markets, ethical concerns, societal unpreparedness, and potential media addiction.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Aug 07, 2023
Authors
Ergün Hasgül, Mustafa Karataş, Merve Deniz Pak Güre, Veli Duyan
Tags
Metaverse
sentiment analysis
Twitter
technological investment
ethical concerns
media addiction
societal unpreparedness
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