Práticas jornalísticas no metaverso: expectativas e impressões de jornalistas brasileiros em relação ao jornalismo em ambientes virtuais

Abstract

Technological advances and the emergence of the virtual environment make communication more accessible. In an interactive virtual environment, users have the opportunity to explore different digital universes and it is in this media context that journalism can reinvent itself, seeking innovative ways to inform and engage the public. In the interactive virtual environment, journalistic practices differ from traditional ones, shaping themselves according to the particularities of this environment and, therefore, it is essential to develop strategies that consider these unique characteristics, while respecting the ethical and professional principles of journalism. In this scenario, the following research problem arises: how are journalistic practices following the development of interactive virtual environments? Therefore, it is worth highlighting, from the outset, that virtual environments can be considered as immersive environments that are simulated as a result of the use of computational resources, allowing the interaction of the respective users to occur through avatars. In this sense, the general objective of this research is to understand what journalistic practices might be like in virtual environments from the perspective of journalists themselves. Allied to this, the research method is participant observation, which took place as follows: the researcher participated in a course focused on journalism in these environments and conducted interviews with the students of that course, aiming to outline their interests, expectations, desires, impressions, desires and imaginaries of how journalism could operate in these environments. After completing it, she was invited by the creator to participate in a group called Praticom, which includes the participation of journalists and course students. Therefore, some researchers agreed to respond to the questionnaire proposed by the author of the dissertation, and the main results found were that, although there is currently great technological development, and journalism has already included some experiences in the immersive sphere, there is still a constant and necessary adaptation in order to keep up with these changes, especially due to high costs and necessity, adding to the fact that Brazilian journalistic practices still lack greater resources as a way of using this technological field more effectively .