Enhancing Digital Identity: Evaluating Avatar Creation Tools and Privacy Challenges for the Metaverse

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dc.contributor.authorAlcántara, Jorge Castillo
dc.contributor.authorTasic, Igor
dc.contributor.authorCano, María Dolores
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-03T08:20:00Z
dc.date.available2025-07-03T08:20:00Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-10
dc.descriptionArtículo científico publicado en acceso abierto en la revista Information (MDPI). El estudio analiza herramientas de creación de avatares y sus implicaciones en la identidad digital y la privacidad en entornos de realidad virtual y metaverso. Financiado por el proyecto TRUST Lab (NextGenerationEU).es
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the process of creating avatars for Virtual Reality and metaverse environments using platforms such as VRChat, Ready Player Me, VRoidStudio, Mixamo, Convai, and MetaHuman. It evaluates these tools in terms of customization, integration, and user experience, with practical implementation in Unity and Unreal Engine. The article also addresses privacy and cybersecurity challenges related to avatar use, including identity theft and data collection. The findings highlight the strengths and limitations of each tool and emphasize the importance of secure and ethical avatar development in immersive digital environments.es
dc.description.disciplineAdministración y Dirección de Empresases
dc.description.disciplineIngeniería, Industria y Construcciónes
dc.description.facultyEconomía y Empresaes
dc.identifier.citationAlcántara, J.C.; Tasic, I.; Cano, M.-D. (2024). Enhancing Digital Identity: Evaluating Avatar Creation Tools and Privacy Challenges for the Metaverse. Information, 15(10), 624. https://doi.org/10.3390/info15100624es
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/info15100624es
dc.identifier.issn2078-2489
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10952/9848
dc.issue.number10es
dc.journal.titleInformationes
dc.language.isoenes
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/NextGenerationEU/TRUST-Labes
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional*
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accesses
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectAvatarses
dc.subjectDigital identityes
dc.subjectMetaversees
dc.subjectPrivacyes
dc.subjectVirtual Realityes
dc.subjectUnityes
dc.subjectUnreal Enginees
dc.subjectAvatar creation toolses
dc.titleEnhancing Digital Identity: Evaluating Avatar Creation Tools and Privacy Challenges for the Metaversees
dc.typejournal articlees
dc.volume.number15es
dspace.entity.typePublication

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