SoMeVille is a research project conducted by SoMe Lab (Institute of Language and Communication. University of Southern Denmark), Red Hen Lab and students at the University of Southern Denmark.

SoMeVille is a "virtual" society of research informants from all over the world (from 16 to 69 years of age) that meet, communicate and do various activities together on Telegram, Youtube and Snapchat. The first phase of the project is planned to run from early October to late November 2017. Using data collection technology developed by the Red Hen Lab and SoMe Lab (Fly on the Wall bot technology) activities in SoMeVille are monitored and analysed.


Research topics include but are not limited to:

  • Hyperembodiment (Hougaard, Steen and Turner)
  • Extraembodiment (Hougaard, Steen and Turner)
  • Hyperpersonal Communication (Walther)