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Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality

Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality

Technology in Society, (2026)

doi 10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505

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Garcia, M. B. & Jang, S. H. (2026). Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality. Technology in Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505

Garcia, Manuel B., and Sou Hyun Jang. "Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality." Technology in Society, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505.

Garcia, Manuel B. and Sou Hyun Jang. "Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality." Technology in Society (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505.

Garcia, M. B. and Jang, S. H. (2026) 'Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality', Technology in Society. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505

Garcia MB, Jang SH. Virtual Collective Consciousness in Metaverse Communities: Sociological Insights from Collective Effervescence and Networked Sociality. Technology in Society. 2026. doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505.

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Oct 30 2025

REVISED

Apr 01 2026

PUBLISHED

Aug 17 2026

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103505

Authors

Garcia, Manuel B.

Educational Innovation and Technology Hub

FEU Institute of Technology, Philippines

iD 0000-0003-2615-422X

Jang, Sou Hyun

Department of Sociology

Korea University, South Korea

iD 0000-0003-2265-4753