Catharsis In the Age of the Metaverse
Inspace 1 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe rise of Virtual, Augmented, and Extended Reality (AR/XR) with their applications urge us to investigate whether “catharsis” is still conceivable, in hybrid or entirely artificial environments; and how a reconfigured concept of “catharsis” can be envisioned as part of the co-evolution of human, natural, and artificial life forms.