Emotional Visualization: The Metaverse Social in Embodied Cognitive Contexts

In recent years, the concept of Metaverse has become popular. With the development and application of the metaverse, the Metaverse Social is gradually replacing the traditional Social and has become a way of socializing between people in the new era. The Metaverse Social is able to fuse technology and humanity, virtual and real, making it possible to communicate with people even further. This study analyzes the generation of the metaverse and the characteristics of the metaverse social, adds the perspective of embodied cognition, and discusses the design method of the four levels of the metaverse social in the context of embodied cognition. Emotions, as an integral part of social interaction, can facilitate emotional exchange and enhance the user's interactive experience in the Metaverse social platform. Using emotional visualization as an entry point, this study constructs a social design model of the "embodiment, symbolism, gamification, and resonance" metaverse of emotional visualization. The proposed design model is validated by four design highlights in the specific design case of the Emotion Meta social app: "real-time mapping – emotional visualisation – social entertainment – emotional resonance," demonstrating the immersive and emotional experience which the metaverse social can give users by blending the real with the virtual.