The Metaverse, the Built Environment, and Public Health: Opportunities and Uncertainties

Koohsari, Mohammad Javad; McCormack, Gavin R.; Nakaya, Tomoki; Yasunaga, Akitomo; Fuller, Daniel; Nagai, Yukari; Oka, Koichiro

doi:10.2196/43549

Cited by 17 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…From this point of view, most of the authors agree in stating that the world is heading towards a "great reversal" [104][105][106]. It means a new ecosystem composed of 5G and related key technologies such as edge cloud infrastructure, software, augmented intelligence/machine learning, advanced sensors, and robotics [107][108][109][110]. Thanks to the combination of these capabilities the technologies operating in the physical and digital industries will find the necessary solutions to address the much-needed digital transformation in the next ten years [111,112].…”

Section: Purple Cluster "Ecosystems"mentioning

confidence: 99%

How Does the Metaverse Shape Education? A Systematic Literature Review

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In recent years, the potential of the metaverse as a tool to connect people has been increasingly recognized. The opportunities offered by the metaverse seem enormous in many sectors and fields of application. However, on the academic side, although a growing number of papers have been found to address the adoption of the metaverse, a clear overview of the solutions in place and their impact on education has been largely neglected so far. In the context of increasing challenges found with the metaverse, this review aims to investigate the role of the metaverse as tool in education. This contribution aims to address this research gap by offering a state-of-the-art analysis of the role the metaverse plays in education in relation to the future of work. The study is based on a systematic review approach performed by means of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. The findings of this research help us to better understand the benefits, potential and risks of the metaverse as a tool for immersive and innovative learning experiences. Implications are discussed and streams for future investigation are identified.

show abstract

Section: Purple Cluster "Ecosystems"mentioning

confidence: 99%

How Does the Metaverse Shape Education? A Systematic Literature Review

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Koohsari et al [26] 2023 The metaverse, the built environment, and public health: Opportunities and uncertainties…”

Section: Exploratory Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

A metaworld: Implications, opportunities and risks of the metaverse

Felice

Rehman

Petrillo

et al. 2023

IET Collab Intel Manufact

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cyberspace has continued to change throughout the 1990s and 2000s, when the Internet became widely used. The concept of a massive, integrated, sustainable, and interconnected cyber world is the heart of the metaverse. The aim of the metaverse is to create a digital world that is analogous to the existing world. Thus, the most recent metaverse development is investigated in light of cutting‐edge technologies and metaverse ecosystems. To this end, a pilot survey to provide a first overview of upcoming challenges and opportunities of the metaverse is presented. The results provide researchers with a direction for future study as well as potential applications in the metaverse.

show abstract

“…Virtual worlds can be designed to offer a therapeutic environment by applying the appropriate qualities [95,96]. Changing the actual physical environment to enhance informational health benefits is strictly limited, with practical options being restricted to altering the color illumination or the piped music.…”

Section: Virtual Therapeutic Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impacts of Online Experience on Health and Well-Being: The Overlooked Aesthetic Dimension

Gorichanaz,

Lavdas,

Mehaffy

et al. 2023

Virtual Worlds

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

It is well-recognized that online experience can carry profound impacts on health and well-being, particularly for young people. Research has already documented influences from cyberbullying, heightened feelings of inadequacy, and the relative decline of face-to-face interactions and active lifestyles. Less attention has been given to the health impacts of aesthetic experiences of online users, particularly gamers and other users of immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies. However, a significant body of research has begun to document the surprisingly strong yet previously unrecognized impacts of aesthetic experiences on health and well-being in other arenas of life. Other researchers have used both fixed laboratory and wearable sensors and, to a lesser extent, user surveys to measure indicators of activation level, mood, and stress level, which detect physiological markers for health. In this study, we assessed the evidence that online sensorial experience is no less important than in the physical world, with the capacity for both harmful effects and salutogenic benefits. We explore the implications for online design and propose an outline for further research.

show abstract

The Metaverse, the Built Environment, and Public Health: Opportunities and Uncertainties

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

How Does the Metaverse Shape Education? A Systematic Literature Review

How Does the Metaverse Shape Education? A Systematic Literature Review

A metaworld: Implications, opportunities and risks of the metaverse

The Impacts of Online Experience on Health and Well-Being: The Overlooked Aesthetic Dimension

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About