Metaverse as Tech for Good: Current Progress and Emerging Opportunities

IF 0.9 4区计算机科学 Q4 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds Pub Date : 2023-10-17 DOI:10.3390/virtualworlds2040019

Muhammad Zahid Iqbal, Abraham G. Campbell

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Abstract

Metaverse is an upcoming transformative technology that will impact our future society with immersive experiences. The recent surge in the adoption of new technologies and innovations in connectivity, interaction technology, and artificial realities can fundamentally change the digital world. The Metaverse concept is the most recent trend to encapsulate and define the potential new digital landscape. However, with the introduction of 5G with high speed and low latency advancements in the hardware and software with the graphics power to display millions of polygons in 3D and blockchain technology, this concept is no longer fiction. This transition from today’s Internet to a spatially embodied Internet is, at its core, a transition from 2D to 3D interactions taking place in multiple virtual universes. In recent years, augmented virtual reality has created possibilities in the private and professional spheres. The new Virtual Reality (VR) headsets and Augmented Reality (AR) glasses can provide immersion in the physical sense. Technology must offer realistic experiences for users to turn this concept into reality. This paper focuses on the potential use cases and benefits of the Metaverse as a tech for good. The research paper outlines the potential areas where a positive impact could occur, highlights recent progress, and discusses the issues around trust, ethics, and cognitive load.

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作为技术的元宇宙:当前的进展和新出现的机会

Metaverse是一项即将到来的变革性技术，它将通过沉浸式体验影响我们未来的社会。最近，在互联互通、交互技术和人工现实方面，新技术和创新的采用激增，可以从根本上改变数字世界。Metaverse概念是封装和定义潜在的新数字景观的最新趋势。然而，随着5G的推出，硬件和软件的高速和低延迟的进步，以及在3D和区块链技术中显示数百万个多边形的图形能力，这个概念不再是虚构的。从今天的互联网到空间具体化的互联网的转变，其核心是在多个虚拟世界中发生的从2D到3D交互的转变。近年来，增强虚拟现实在私人和专业领域创造了可能性。新的虚拟现实(VR)耳机和增强现实(AR)眼镜可以提供物理感的沉浸感。技术必须为用户提供真实的体验，才能将这一概念变为现实。本文主要关注Metaverse作为一种永久技术的潜在用例和好处。研究报告概述了可能产生积极影响的潜在领域，强调了最近的进展，并讨论了有关信任、道德和认知负荷的问题。

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Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds 工程技术-计算机：软件工程

CiteScore

2.20

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0.00%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： With the advent of very powerful PCs and high-end graphics cards, there has been an incredible development in Virtual Worlds, real-time computer animation and simulation, games. But at the same time, new and cheaper Virtual Reality devices have appeared allowing an interaction with these real-time Virtual Worlds and even with real worlds through Augmented Reality. Three-dimensional characters, especially Virtual Humans are now of an exceptional quality, which allows to use them in the movie industry. But this is only a beginning, as with the development of Artificial Intelligence and Agent technology, these characters will become more and more autonomous and even intelligent. They will inhabit the Virtual Worlds in a Virtual Life together with animals and plants.