Steed, Anthony;
(2024)
Three technical challenges of scaling from social virtual reality to metaverse(s): interoperability, awareness and accessibility.
Frontiers in Virtual Reality
, 5
, Article 1432907. 10.3389/frvir.2024.1432907.
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Abstract
The development of metaverse systems is marked by uncertainty regarding their technical architecture and the scope of their capabilities. Current social virtual reality (SVR) systems offer glimpses of future metaverse environments but remain fragmented, with limited interoperability, poor discoverability, and challenges in preserving assets and social capital across different platforms. Drawing parallels with the evolution of the Internet and World Wide Web, the essay argues that while certain metaverse standards may emerge naturally, fundamental challenges persist, particularly concerning client software. The essay highlights three overlooked yet critical issues for user experience: interoperability, scalable awareness, and accessibility. These challenges, often underemphasized in current standards discussions, are crucial for the practical development of user-friendly metaverse systems.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Three technical challenges of scaling from social virtual reality to metaverse(s): interoperability, awareness and accessibility |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3389/frvir.2024.1432907 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2024.1432907 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2024 Steed. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Keywords: | Metaverse, social virtual reality, extended reality, scalability, accessibility |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197412 |
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