Decentralized Governance for Virtual Community (DeGov4VC): Optimal Policy Design of Human-plant Symbiosis Co-creation

Introduction Video

Authors

Yan Xiang, Qianhui Fan, Kejiang Qian, Jiajie Li, Yuying Tang, and Ze Gao

Background

Does the decentralized nature of user behavior in interactive virtual communities help create rules promoting user engagement? Through scenarios like planting, this framework suggests a new paradigm for mutual influence that allows users to impact communities’ political decisions.

Figure 1: Users or AI Agents Plants in the Virtual Community by Simulating. From Left to Right: Growing Plants From Sapling to a Tree.

Aim & Methodology

Sixteen participants in the first round of interviews were involved in the framework’s creation. Then we developed and implemented our framework in the community with the help of other stakeholders. This proof-of-concept creates user groups using information from users’ daily activities as input and grows the green plants in a virtual environment. Finally, we involved AI agents and stakeholders in the framework test and iterations.

Figure 2: Flowchart of DeGov4VC Framework in Symbiosis Community.

Figure 3: Relationship Diagram of DeGov4VC Framework.

Results

Our study’s user evaluation of a few key stakeholders demonstrates how our strategy enhances user viscosity and experience. Via human-planting ecosystems in a virtual community, this research gives a fresh viewpoint on decentralized governance and an engaging method for co-creating interactive ecological communities.

Figure 4: Human-plant Symbiosis Scenario Using the DeGov4VC Platform Interface.

Paper link

View our paper: DIS ‘23