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Nem x UN IGF Kyoto 2023 "Talk with Metaverse Residents" Archive & Materials Released [Nem x Mila]

バーチャル美少女ねむ/Nem⚡メタバース文化エバンジェリスト

I'm a virtual girl, but I spoke at the United Nations!

Discussing Internet Issues The United Nations international conference, "Internet Governance Forum Kyoto 2023 (IGF Kyoto 2023)," opened in Kyoto City on October 8th. This is the first time this conference has been held in Japan, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Digital Minister Taro Kono, and Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Junji Suzuki also took the stage.

Believe it or not, my partner Mila and I, Virtual Girl Nem, gave a one-hour lecture in English titled "Talk with Metaverse Residents: New Identity and Diversity" at the Day 0 event! I performed a "Metaverse appearance," appearing on the venue's giant screen in my avatar form from the metaverse.

I was nervous about giving an English presentation on such a big stage, but I explained the reality and challenges of metaverse life, as well as the revolutionary nature it brings to identity and diversity. We had a lively discussion with many questions, such as "Why are there so many female avatars?", "Does the brain get confused by living a double life in physical reality and the metaverse?", and "What are the threats from Big Tech?" I hope this will serve as a starting point for global discussions on the rapidly expanding world of the metaverse.

I have released the video archive and the slides used for the presentation, so please take a look. Also, I have summarized everyone's impressions in this article. Thank you all so much for your support!


Archive Release

The full one-hour archive of the UN presentation has been released on YouTube. Although it is entirely in English, you can display Japanese subtitles by going to YouTube's [Settings > Subtitles > Auto-translate > Japanese].

Metaverse Appearance at the UN: "Talk with Metaverse Residents – New Identity and Diversity" [IGF Kyoto 2023]

Note: This video is a re-edited version of the archive released on the official YouTube channel of the UN "Internet Governance Forum (IGF)": IGF 2023 - Day 0 - Workshop 4 (from 8:52:50)

Presentation Slides Released

I have also released all pages of the slides used for the presentation. These are also entirely in English.

▶▶▶ Click here for the presentation slides ◀◀◀

Internet Governance Forum Kyoto 2023 (IGF Kyoto 2023)

The IGF (Internet Governance Forum) is one of the most important conferences in the field of Internet policy, where diverse stakeholders engage in dialogue on equal footing under the auspices of the United Nations regarding all issues related to the Internet. It has been held annually since the first meeting in 2006, and this 18th meeting will be held in Kyoto. At this meeting, under the overall theme of "Internet We Want – Empowering All People -", about 300 sessions hosted by diverse stakeholders will be held to discuss all kinds of Internet issues. ●Period: October 8 (Sun) – 12 (Thu), 2023 ●Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center (Kyoto City) ●Organizer: United Nations ●Theme: "Internet We Want – Empowering All People -" *Source: Internet Governance Forum Kyoto 2023 -


https://www.soumu.go.jp/igfkyoto2023/



UN IGF 2023 Day 0 Event "Talk with Metaverse Residents – New Identity and Diversity"

UN IGF 2023 Day 0 Event
"Talk with Metaverse Residents – New Identity and Diversity"

This session aims to uncover the reality of metaverse residents. Virtual Girl Nem is the world's oldest individual virtual YouTuber and is active as an avatar persona in the virtual world metaverse, appearing in media and writing books and articles. Nem will appear on the screen installed at the venue from the metaverse world and participate in this session online. Through a demonstration of metaverse life by Nem, we will understand the lives of metaverse residents and discuss what the metaverse, an "Internet where you can live your life," really is, the possibilities of new identities, economies, and diversity born in the metaverse, harassment issues, and new gender norms. ●Date and Time: October 8 (Sun) 18:00–19:00 ●Location: Workshop Room 4 ●Speakers: ・Virtual Girl Nem (Metaverse Culture Evangelist) *Online appearance ・Ludmila Bredikhina (University of Malta, Anthropologist) *Online appearance ・Masaki Maeda (JPNIC) ●Format: Presentation and Q&A ●Language: English *Source (Japanese translation: Virtual Girl Nem): IGF 2023 Day 0 Event #134 Talk with Metaverse residents – a new identity and diversity | Internet Governance Forum -


https://intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2023-day-0-event-134-talk-with-metaverse-residents-–-a-new-identity-and-diversity







Everyone's Live Coverage

Everyone's Impressions

Bonus: The time I made a huge mistake at the UN

Media Coverage History

YIGF Cambodia (English Media)

Nikkan Denden (Chinese Media)

*Source: UN Internet Governance Forum invites VTuber "Virtual Girl Nem" to delve into the virtual world, becoming the first virtual character to appear at the conference | Nikkan Denden

JPNIC (Official Report)

Featured in the official report by JPNIC (Japan Network Information Center).

KAI-YOU / Yahoo! News

GAMEMO

Virtual Life Magazine

TECHPICKs

METAPICKs / THE OWNER

BITTIMES

VTuber labo

VTuber post

Arimiri's Interesting News Channel

V-NOS Inc. (Press Release)

Reference: Research Unit "Nem x Mila"

Research Unit "Nem x Mila"

"Nem x Mila" is a research unit formed by Liudmila Bredikhina and Virtual Girl Nem to investigate the impact of VTubers and the metaverse on humanity.

Liudmila Bredikhina

Currently enrolled in the PhD program at the Department of Gender & Sexuality, Faculty for Social Wellbeing, University of Malta. In 2022, she received the "Prix Genre" academic award in the field of gender from the University of Geneva for her master's thesis on "Baminiku" and "VTubers".
・Twitter : https://twitter.com/BredikhinaL
・Research Portal (University of Malta) : https://malta.academia.edu/LiudmilaBredikhina
・Reference: Mila receives "Prix Genre" academic award for "Baminiku" thesis https://note.com/nemchan_nel/n/ne05416248557

Virtual Bishoujo Nem

A Japanese VTuber/author and Metaverse culture evangelist. Official HTC VIVE Ambassador. Published the guidebook "Metaverse Evolution Theory (Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd.)" in 2022. Won the Grand Prize in the Business Book category at the "IT Engineer Book Awards 2023".
・Twitter : https://twitter.com/nemchan_nel
・Research Portal (researchmap): https://researchmap.jp/nemchan_nel
・Reference: "Metaverse Evolution Theory (Gijutsu-Hyohron Co., Ltd.)" Special Site https://note.com/nemchan_nel/n/n464c528e9b7a

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