Nearly all 3D VR co-creators brokered contacts across the network while many 2D digital co-creators showed no betweenness¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? On individual-level betweenness, almost every 3D VR co-creator bridged other actors, whereas numerous 2D digital co-creators interacted only within isolated subgroups. → Hsin-Yun Wang & Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun 2026

Evidence¶

Hsin-Yun Wang & Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun 2026¶

Hsin-Yun Wang & Jerry Chih-Yuan Sun. (2026). Understanding online knowledge communities via social networks and self-regulation in synchronous VR co-creation for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Tech Research Dev, 74, 1037–1061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10588-0

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Individual-level one-mode SNA centrality analysis (Fig. 8 heatmap) of both groups' networks over four weeks. The betweenness contrast is descriptive; no statistical test or effect size was printed.

"as reflected in the degree of betweenness, almost every 3D VR co-creator was observed to broker contacts among the other actors, whereas numerous 2D digital co-creators showed no betweenness in the network."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• 3D VR co-creation showed CoI-like network features from the outset, with higher social-presence density and fewer, larger components than 2D — related
• 3D VR co-creation forms a more connected, centralized, and reciprocal aggregate social network with fewer cliques than 2D digital co-creation — a broader claim this one bears on
• Network connectivity rose across four weeks in 3D VR co-creation while 2D digital co-creation connectivity declined after week 2 — related