Metaverse: The Vision for the Future

Xu, Jiangnan; Papangelis, Konstantinos; Dunham, John; Goncalves, Jorge; LaLone, Nicolas James; Chamberlain, Alan; Lykourentzou, Ioanna; Vinella, Federica L.; Schwartz, David I.

Abstract

In recent years, the notion of the Metaverse has become the focus of a growing body of work in the industry. However, there is no consensus on the conceptualization in academia. To date, much of this attention has revolved around technological challenges. However, what is notably missing from these discussions is a consideration of the human factors and social aspects that are considered more critical challenges within HCI. The aims of this SIG are as follows: Firstly, to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to engage with the various definitions and the ways in which the Metaverse is developing. Secondly, to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and future possibilities in the context of HCI. This will lay the foundations to build a network for academics interested in the field for future multidisciplinary research relating to the Metaverse.

Citation

Xu, J., Papangelis, K., Dunham, J., Goncalves, J., LaLone, N. J., Chamberlain, A., Lykourentzou, I., Vinella, F. L., & Schwartz, D. I. (2022, April). Metaverse: The Vision for the Future. Presented at CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, New Orleans, USA

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• Start Date: Apr 29, 2022
• End Date: May 5, 2022
• Acceptance Date: Jan 31, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Apr 28, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Deposit Date: Jul 15, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 26, 2023
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Article Number: 167
• Book Title: CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• ISBN: 9781450391566
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3516399
• Keywords: Metaverse HCI CHI Internet Design UX VR AI
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/23005829
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3491101.3516399