Virtual Worlds (Metaverse): From Skepticism, to Fear, to Immersive Opportunities

Faraboschi, Paolo; Frachtenberg, Eitan; Laplante, Phillip A.; Saracco, Roberto

doi:10.1109/mc.2022.3192702

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“…Safeguarding the metaverse(s) will likely require regulation across different fronts including: data protection and privacy, property rights (Cheong, 2022;Goossens et al, 2021), taxation, employment, criminal activity, and financial incentives (Faraboschi et al, 2022;Lau, 2022). Given the possibility for people to create multiple identities in the metaverse, new regulations might need to be created regarding 'honest self-representation' (Morini Bianzino, 2022).…”

Section: Regulation and Place Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A scoping study of crime facilitated by the metaverse

Gómez¹,

Johnson²,

Borrion³

et al. 2023

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The metaverse is an emerging convergence of technologies (e.g. virtual reality and blockchains) that enables users to experience mixed/extended realities for a range of legitimate purposes (e.g. gaming, entertainment and education). Unfortunately, the crime and security implications of emerging technologies are often overlooked. To anticipate crimes that the metaverse might facilitate, in this paper we report the findings of a nominal group technique (NGT) study which was informed by a state-of-the-art scoping review of the existing literature. We elicited views from two expert groups: 1) a mixed European sample (with participants from law enforcement, industry, academia and the voluntary sector), and; 2) an international sample of law enforcement stakeholders. A total of 22 crime threats were identified in the existing literature and an additional eight were identified by experts. These included sexual offenses, crimes against the person, crime against property, and financial crimes. Participants were asked to rate these according to their likely harm, frequency, achievability and defeat-ability. Ratings were largely consistent across the two samples, with crimes of a sexual nature (e.g. child sexual abuse material and sexual assault), and against the person (e.g. harassment and hate crime) being rated as presenting the highest future risks (ie being high harm and high frequency). The findings are discussed with the aim of informing approaches to preventing crime in the metaverse.

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Section: Regulation and Place Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

A scoping study of crime facilitated by the metaverse

Gómez¹,

Johnson²,

Borrion³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…The ownership issues of the new types of property, property rights and property claims that exist in potential metaverses are yet to resolve, for example, compatibility with existing regulatory laws, e.g. by the USA, China or the EU (Faraboschi et al 2022;Belk et al 2022). Also, there is the issue of transfer -cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum can be used on multiple platforms, but certain currency economies -such as Roblox's Robux, Second Life's Linden Dollars, and The Sims' Simoleans -are also narrowly tied to a specific platform, digital world, or game (Belk et al 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Using Cinematic Virtual Reality to Get Acquainted with the Metaverse

Säks

2022

Baltic Screen Media Review

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This paper discusses the opportunities for using cinematic virtual reality (CVR) to enhance our understanding of the imagined metaverse – the recently emerged new digital age phenomenon. The paper approaches the concept of the metaverse from an interaction point of view, which is one of the more common characteristics used to conceptualise the metaverse, approaching it as a phenomenon involving the convergence of real and virtual worlds, but also humans and machines. The article investigates the possibilities of using the relatively unexplored phenomenon of CVR, which facilitates the desired interaction while requiring the least prior knowledge and skills from the user, and thus might ease our acquaintance with the imagined metaverse. The difference between virtual reality (VR) and CVR lies in the generation of the VR world: traditional VR is typically generated through 3D graphics processing and audio triggers in real time, whereas CVR exclusively uses pre-rendered pictures and sound elements. Thus, the main difference between the two lies in the textual content and intended way of consuming it without dissimilarity in technology. With reference to three drama genre cases, the aim of this paper is to explore one of the crucial components of CVR—namely, through the established convention of the viewer perspective in traditional cinema (first-person, second-person and third-person perspective).

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“…As shown in Table 1, our proposed taxonomy can be used to describe various metaverse applications [1] and business cases [4]. We briefly discuss 7 scenarios categorized into 3 groups in this section.…”

Section: ⅳ Applying the Taxonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The metaverse roadmap identified four key technical components of the metaverse as virtual worlds, mirror worlds, augmented reality, and lifelogging [2]. In modern metaverse platforms, a user is represented by a graphically produced avatar with a wide range of look and interaction options [3][4]. Researchers and consumers might wonder which approach is viable and effective in different contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

Avatar-Based Metaverse Interactions: A Taxonomy, Scenarios and Enabling Technologies

Yoon¹,

Lee²,

Shin³

2022

J Multimed Inf Syst

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In virtual worlds like online games and metaverse platforms, an avatar represents a user in several graphical representations. In this paper, we offer a taxonomy for avatar-based interactions in the metaverse, highlighting scenarios that are relevant for various features of the used avatars. By using avatar types, flexibility, fidelity, and interaction as our chosen criteria, we try to include recent enabling technologies and existing avatar-based interactions in the taxonomy that is being provided. We explore how current metaverse research, platforms, and interaction technologies might be positioned in various circumstances to demonstrate the viability and usefulness of our approach.

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Virtual Worlds (Metaverse): From Skepticism, to Fear, to Immersive Opportunities

Abstract: The advancement of human-computer interfaces and computational power enables the creation of believable virtual worlds. These were once limited to the gaming community but are now used for business purposes, including industrial applications, health, education.

Cited by 48 publications

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A scoping study of crime facilitated by the metaverse

A scoping study of crime facilitated by the metaverse

Using Cinematic Virtual Reality to Get Acquainted with the Metaverse

Avatar-Based Metaverse Interactions: A Taxonomy, Scenarios and Enabling Technologies

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