A Survey on the Metaverse: The State-of-the-Art, Technologies, Applications, and Challenges

• Published in: IEEE internet of things journal Vol. 10; no. 16; pp. 14671 - 14688
• Main Authors: Wang, Hang, Ning, Huansheng, Lin, Yujia, Wang, Wenxi, Dhelim, Sahraoui, Farha, Fadi, Ding, Jianguo, Daneshmand, Mahmoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 15.08.2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Block-chain; Blockchain; Blockchains; Companies; Convergence; Hyper-spatio-temporality; Internet of Things; Media; Medium; Metaverse; Metaverses; Multi-technology Convergence; multitechnology convergence; Social aspects; Sociality; Spatio temporalities; Technological change; Technology convergence; Virtual reality

In recent years, the concept of the Metaverse has attracted considerable attention. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the Metaverse. First, the development status of the Metaverse is presented. We summarize the policies of various countries, companies, and organizations relevant to t...