?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+use+of+metaverse+in+maritime+sector+%E2%80%93+a+combination+of+social+communication%2C+hands+on+experiencing+and+digital+twins&rft.creator=Luimula%2C+Mika&rft.creator=Haavisto%2C+Timo&rft.creator=Vu+Dinh+Pham%2C+Duy&rft.creator=Markopoulos%2C+Panagiotis&rft.creator=Aho%2C+Jami&rft.creator=Markopoulos%2C+Evangelos&rft.creator=Saarinen%2C+Juha&rft.description=COVID-19+has+caused+challenges+in+traveling%2C+sales+activities%2C+and+teleconferencing+is+at+the+moment+the+main+communication+tool+in+industry.+Various+technologies+have+been+introduced+during+the+last+a+couple+of+years+to+increase+the+immersion+of+remote+presence.+Technologies%2C+that+can+be+called+as+a+virtual+reality+social+platform+(VRSP)+such+as+Glue%2C+MootUp%2C+Breakroom%2C+LearnBrite%2C+Virtway+Events%2C+Engage%2C+AltspaceVR%2C+and+VirBELA+are+robust+solutions+for+a+small+group+of+people+to+participate+in+the+same+event.+In+July+2021%2C+both+Microsoft+CEO+and+Facebook+CEO+published+their+visions+for+remote+presence%2C+teleconferencing%2C+and+much+more.+Microsoft+plans+to+build+an+enterprise+metaverse+(combining+technologies+such+as+AltspaceVR%2C+Mesh%2C+Teams%2C+and+HoloLens).+Facebook+in+turn+intends+to+transit+their+business+from+social+media+platform+to+metaverse+provider.+In+February+2021%2C+much+before+the+metaverse+enhancement+of+the+big+tech+giants%2C+Turku+University+of+Applied+Sciences+started+the+development+of+its+own+metaverse+technology.+According+to+Nevelsteen+(2018)+metaverse+is+a+virtual+universe+shared+amongst+its+users+allowing+them+to+interact+with+each+other+within+the+boundaries+of+the+platform.+For+TUAS+the+metaverse+concept+is+a+combination+of+social+communication%2C+hands+on+experiencing+and+digital+twin+integration.+None+of+the+mentioned+VRSP+technologies+include+all+these+three+features+neither+Microsoft+or+Facebook+have+this+type+of+vision.+Moreover+existing+VRSP+technologies+typically+have+challenges+such+as+update+management%2C+number+of+simultaneous+users%2C+usability%2C+user+experience%2C+license+policies%2C+customization+but+also+limited+user+interaction+and+user+data+gathering.+In+this+paper%2C+we+will+introduce+our+own+metaverse+technology.+Research+conducted+at+TUAS+tested+existing+VRSPs%2C+compared+Unity+and+Unreal+game+engines+in+metaverse+development+and+based+on+industry+trend+analysis+revealed+that+Epic+Games+intends+to+focus+on+metaverse+software+development+tools.+On+the+other+hand+the+use+of+Unreal+limits+user+groups+for+VR+and+PC+users.+This+research+approach+presented+in+this+paper+provides+metaverse+experiences+to+be+used+with+various+ways+from+VR%2FAR%2FXR+to+PCs+and+mobile+phones.+This+way%2C+users+who+have+limited+resources+available+are+able+to+participate+in+metaverse+applications+where+the+user+experience+will+vary+based+the+available+device.+This+paper+introduces+the+TUAS+metaverse+technology%2C+the+first+experiences+of+developing+it+and+how+the+first+prototype+version+of+this+technology+has+been+used+in+various+maritime+sector+projects.+To+demonstrate+the+technology+a+harbor+area+has+been+selected+as+a+test+environment.+In+the+first+test%2C+AltspaceVR+technology+was+used+to+develop+the+environment+itself+with+features+needed+in+virtual+exhibition+called+Match+XR.+This+will+be+followed+by+an+experiment+where+the+harbor+environment+with+same+functionalities+will+be+moved+to+the+TUAS+metaverse+technology.+Finally%2C+the+paper+reports+how+multiplayer+concepts+such+as+MarISOT+command+bridge+training+scenarios+can+be+developed+utilizing+the+TUAS+metaverse+technology.&rft.subject=Metaverse%2C+Virtual+reality%2C+Virtual+reality+social+platform%2C+Social+communication%2C%0D%0AHands+on+training%2C+IoT%2C+Digital+twins&rft.publisher=AHFE+International&rft.date=2022&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Creativity%2C+Innovation+and+Entrepreneurship.++(pp.+pp.+115-123).++AHFE+International+(2022)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10153379%2F1%2FMarkopoulos_The%2520use%2520of%2520metaverse%2520in%2520maritime%2520sector.%2520A%2520combination%2520of%2520social%2520communication%252C%2520hands%2520on%2520experiencing%2520and%2520digital%2520twins_VoR.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10153379%2F&rft.rights=open