The explosive growth of extended reality (XR) technologies during the Covid-19 pandemic (Koumaditis et al., 2021), the recent rise of high-quality virtual and augmented reality platforms that afford collaboration in shared hybrid spaces (Pidel & Ackermann, 2020), and the increased interest of both commercial and research institutions towards the design and development of the metaverse (Dwivedi et al., 2022) highlight the potential of XR to serve as a fundamental communication medium in the future (Dzardanova et al., 2022).
XR technologies connect users, whether they are far away or close by, in shared virtual environments. These immersive spaces offer rich multisensory experiences, fostering meaningful communication. XR systems allow the co-presence of individuals in immersive or hybrid spaces through high-fidelity personalized avatars, physical presence, or live video transmission (Nguyen & Bednarz, 2020). Participants of these environments may communicate in real time through spatial voice and, using advanced...