How Social VR Shapes Self-Perception: What Users Value and How Platforms Influence It
This white paper looks at how social VR can affect self-perception, i.e., how people see themselves, using survey data from 151 adult VR users.
It highlights five main areas people say matter most to their sense of self: nurturance (being caring and supportive), morality (acting fairly and living by your values), sociability (feeling comfortable connecting with others), intelligence (feeling able to learn and understand), and job competence (feeling effective at work or tasks).
For Social VR users, this paper helps you pick platforms and communities that match what you want to grow, like connection, confidence, or supportive relationships. It also shows how certain traits can support each other.
For social VR platforms, it gives a practical, data-driven way to see which areas your product affects most. It helps spot gaps between what users care about and what they feel the platform changes.
It can also guide investments in community health and features to improve retention and create healthier social spaces.
Executive Presentation
Whitepaper
Turn Research Into Action
If you are interested in discussing how these findings apply to your Social VR platform, community, or product roadmap, we’d love to connect. Whether you’re looking to benchmark your experience against the domains users care about most, identify gaps between perceived impact and user priorities, or design features that strengthen healthier social spaces, we can help translate the research into practical next steps.
Contact us to explore how this work can support your Social VR strategy.