Metaverse technology tree: a holistic view
IntroductionThe Metaverse has emerged as a significant trend in recent years, offering solutions across diverse fields. Despite substantial investments and extensive research efforts, a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse environment and its full potential remains elusive. This article seek...
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| description | IntroductionThe Metaverse has emerged as a significant trend in recent years, offering solutions across diverse fields. Despite substantial investments and extensive research efforts, a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse environment and its full potential remains elusive. This article seeks to address this gap by developing a technology tree for the Metaverse based on published standards, prior studies, and frameworks proposed by leading firms.MethodsTo construct the Metaverse technology tree, a systematic literature review approach was employed. From an initial pool of 354 scientific papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and reports, a rigorous screening process –focused on titles, abstracts, and full-texts –resulted in a selection of 81 final sources. These sources were synthesized using a meta-analysis methodology.ResultsThe meta-synthesis of the selected literature produced a comprehensive Metaverse technology tree encompassing seven key branches: artificial intelligence, Mirror World, extended reality, network infrastructure, lifelogging, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Each branch represents a critical technological area necessary for the development and realization of the Metaverse.DiscussionThe proposed Metaverse technology tree offers a holistic overview and roadmap of the technological domains underlying the Metaverse. By identifying these seven branches, this research provides valuable guidance for future studies and development trajectories in Metaverse technologies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1300d781ab204155904ae70e8e2e77242025-08-20T02:13:07ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence2624-82122025-04-01810.3389/frai.2025.15451441545144Metaverse technology tree: a holistic viewSepehr Ghazinoory0Fatemeh Parvin1Fatemeh Saghafi2Masoud Afshari-Mofrad3Nafiseh Ghazavi4Mehdi Fatemi5Department of Information Technology Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Information Technology Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Systems Management and Decision Sciences, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranResearch School of Management, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, AustraliaDepartment of Industrial Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Systems Management and Decision Sciences, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranIntroductionThe Metaverse has emerged as a significant trend in recent years, offering solutions across diverse fields. Despite substantial investments and extensive research efforts, a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse environment and its full potential remains elusive. This article seeks to address this gap by developing a technology tree for the Metaverse based on published standards, prior studies, and frameworks proposed by leading firms.MethodsTo construct the Metaverse technology tree, a systematic literature review approach was employed. From an initial pool of 354 scientific papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and reports, a rigorous screening process –focused on titles, abstracts, and full-texts –resulted in a selection of 81 final sources. These sources were synthesized using a meta-analysis methodology.ResultsThe meta-synthesis of the selected literature produced a comprehensive Metaverse technology tree encompassing seven key branches: artificial intelligence, Mirror World, extended reality, network infrastructure, lifelogging, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Each branch represents a critical technological area necessary for the development and realization of the Metaverse.DiscussionThe proposed Metaverse technology tree offers a holistic overview and roadmap of the technological domains underlying the Metaverse. By identifying these seven branches, this research provides valuable guidance for future studies and development trajectories in Metaverse technologies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frai.2025.1545144/fullMetaverseMetaverse technologiestechnology treeroadmapmeta-synthesis |
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