Does the metaverse start now?

Immersive projection-based display environments have been growing steadily in popularity. However, these systems have, for the most part, been confined to laboratories or other special-purpose uses and have had relatively little impact on human-computer ...

The Metaverse is not a radical departure. It is an incremental evolution. Previous virtual worlds, like Second Life, have laid the groundwork for the development of the Metaverse by providing valuable insights into virtual environments and social ...

• Conceptualising the Metaverse as an evolution of previous virtual worlds.
• Contributes to a more nuanced understanding of what the Metaverse is.
• Comparative study with Second Life to highlight the Metaverse's unique attributes.
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Metaverse is going to change human life in a profound way because it offers an opportunity to merge our physical world with the digital/virtual worlds. Yet, how much effort has the research community across the world and disciplines contributed ...

Metaverse is going to change human life in a profound way. The study explores how much effort the research community has contributed to the creation of metaverse using a bibliometric approach and what metaverse research themes have emerged. image image