Metaverse!

Abstract

This study aimed to synthesize the literature on Metaverse to highlight its current research, opportunities, and applications in e-healthcare and education to reduce inequalities and for delivering fair and equal opportunities and solutions. The authors employed preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) to rapidly map the field of a metaverse in health and education. Two major application domains emerged in the literature from the 88 research publications, which include (1) Metaverse in healthcare and (2) Metaverse in education. This study will act as a road map to help academics who desire to continue their research work in the Metaverse for various healthcare and educational services. However, its implementation is required in the future to improve mental healthcare and the effectiveness of mental health services, particularly in low and medium-income (LMIC) and conflict-affected areas.

Factors affecting the adoption of metaverse in healthcare: The moderating role of digital division, and meta-culture

“…Many issues and problems in traditional healthcare can be addressed by the adoption of this advanced technology called the metaverse, and it is hoped that it will positively affect the availability of healthcare facilities and the knowledge and understanding of different kinds of diseases and their treatment. The metaverse in healthcare has got attention from the researchers, developers, and policy makers; there is significant work on its development, successful adoption and acceptance in the healthcare [ [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] , [27] , [28] , [29] ]. This research is focused on the adoption and acceptance challenge and propose a framework for its successful adoption by integrating different key factors for the first time, and extends the existing models.…”

Comparing Avatar and Face-to-Face Collaboration in VR Education: Concept and Preliminary Insights

“…In the last years, a significant increase in the popularity of Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) such as the Metaverse or Omniverse can be observed [5], [6], [7]. In CVEs, avatars represent the human collaborators and help to address the loss of the physical body, allowing them to interact with the virtual environment and with each other's avatars [8].…”