A Roadmap Toward Metaversity: Recent Developments and Perspectives in Education

TY - CHAP

T1 - A Roadmap Toward Metaversity

T2 - Recent Developments and Perspectives in Education

AU - Lee, Lik-Hang

AU - Hosio, Simo

AU - Braud, Tristan

AU - Zhou, Pengyuan

PY - 2024/5

Y1 - 2024/5

N2 - Although face-to-face interactions in the physical classroom are regarded as the most-recognized medium to achieve learning and teaching among students and teachers, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the game and video conferences have become the indispensable approach during the crisis. It has become common practice for many educational institutions to deliver lectures remotely and facilitate different events, such as workshops and student organizations, through virtual means. The surge of metaverse initiatives in 2021 depicts a vision of converting daily routines from tangible venues to virtual counterparts, where people can play, work, learn, and live in many virtual worlds. A rising number of ambitious education institutions attempt to leverage the metaverse concept and build virtual campuses based on their agendas. This chapter concisely discusses the recent developments of metaverse campuses, primarily in higher education. Also, we summarize and discuss the ongoing projects focusing on establishing virtual campuses and promoting virtual learning, i.e., the metaversity initiatives. Accordingly, we share our perspective on implementing metaverse campuses, and outline the research opportunities in this thriving field.

AB - Although face-to-face interactions in the physical classroom are regarded as the most-recognized medium to achieve learning and teaching among students and teachers, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the game and video conferences have become the indispensable approach during the crisis. It has become common practice for many educational institutions to deliver lectures remotely and facilitate different events, such as workshops and student organizations, through virtual means. The surge of metaverse initiatives in 2021 depicts a vision of converting daily routines from tangible venues to virtual counterparts, where people can play, work, learn, and live in many virtual worlds. A rising number of ambitious education institutions attempt to leverage the metaverse concept and build virtual campuses based on their agendas. This chapter concisely discusses the recent developments of metaverse campuses, primarily in higher education. Also, we summarize and discuss the ongoing projects focusing on establishing virtual campuses and promoting virtual learning, i.e., the metaversity initiatives. Accordingly, we share our perspective on implementing metaverse campuses, and outline the research opportunities in this thriving field.

U2 - 10.1007/978-981-97-1298-4_5

DO - 10.1007/978-981-97-1298-4_5

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-981-97-1297-7

SP - 73

EP - 95

BT - Application of the Metaverse in Education

A2 - Liu, Dejian

A2 - Huang, Ronghuai

A2 - Metwally, Ahmed Hosny Saleh

A2 - Tlili, Ahmed

A2 - Fan Lin, Emma

PB - Springer Nature

CY - Singapore

ER -