articleEncyclopediaFeb 10, 2022GOLD OA

Metaverse

University of Patras · Hellenic Open University

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Abstract

The Metaverse is the post-reality universe, a perpetual and persistent multiuser environment merging physical reality with digital virtuality. It is based on the convergence of technologies that enable multisensory interactions with virtual environments, digital objects and people such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). Hence, the Metaverse is an interconnected web of social, networked immersive environments in persistent multiuser platforms. It enables seamless embodied user communication in real-time and dynamic interactions with digital artifacts. Its first iteration was a web of virtual worlds where avatars were able to teleport among them. The contemporary iteration of the Metaverse…

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Keywords
  • Metaverse
  • Computer science
  • Virtual reality
  • Human–computer interaction
  • Virtuality (gaming)
  • Augmented reality
  • Social worlds
  • Embodied cognition
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