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Virtual Reality (VR) moves away from well-controlled laboratory environments into public and personal spaces. As users are visually disconnected from the physical environment, interacting in an uncontrolled space frequently leads to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-02 Wen-Jie Tseng

This systematic literature review paper explores perspectives on the ideal metaverse from user experience, business, and national levels, considering both academic and industry viewpoints. The study examines the metaverse as a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-11-18 Amir Reza Asadi , Shiva Ghasemi

In recent years the concept of metaverse has evolved in the attempt of defining richer immersive and interactive environments supporting various types of virtual experiences and interactions among users. This has led to the emergence of…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2023-09-01 Simone Casale-Brunet , Leonardo Chiariglione , Marco Mattavelli

Metaverse, a burgeoning technological trend that combines virtual and augmented reality, provides users with a fully digital environment where they can assume a virtual identity through a digital avatar and interact with others as they were…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-11-28 Nikolaos Misirlis , Yiannis Nikolaidis , Anna Sabidussi

With the advancement of AI technology and increasing attention to deep-sea exploration, the underwater Metaverse is gradually emerging. This paper explores the concept of underwater Metaverse, emerging virtual reality systems and services…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Jingyang Cao , Mu Zhou , Jiacheng Wang , Guangyuan Liu , Dusit Niyato , Shiwen Mao , Zhu Han , Jiawen Kang

The virtualization of cultural events in the metaverse creates opportunities to generate valuable and innovative experiences that replicate and extend in-person events; but the process faces associated challenges. In the absence of relevant…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Carlos Flavian , Sergio Ibanez-Sanchez , Carlos Orus , Sergio Barta

The growing landscape of emerging wireless applications is a key driver toward the development of novel wireless system designs. Such a design can be based on the metaverse that uses a virtual model of the physical world systems along with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-23 Latif U. Khan , Mohsen Guizani , Dusit Niyato , Ala Al-Fuqaha , Merouane Debbah

Virtualization technologies allow multiple tenants to share physical resources with a degree of security and isolation that cannot be guaranteed by mere containerization. Further, virtualization allows protected transparent introspection of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-03 Roberto Di Pietro , Flavio Lombardi

The Metaverse is redefining digital interactions by merging physical, virtual, and social dimensions, yet its effects on social networking remain largely unexplored. This work examines the role of independent avatars (autonomous digital…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Theofanis P. Raptis , Chiara Boldrini , Marco Conti , Andrea Passarella

Metaverse is a vast virtual world parallel to the physical world, where the user acts as an avatar to enjoy various services that break through the temporal and spatial limitations of the physical world. Metaverse allows users to create…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Zhenyong Zhang , Kedi Yang , Youliang Tian , Jianfeng Ma

The metaverse has received much attention in the literature and industry in the last few years, but the lack of an open and cross-platform architecture has led to many distinct metaverses that cannot communicate with each other. This work…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Giuseppe Macario

The common perception in both academic literature and the industry today is that virtual machines offer better security, while containers offer better performance. However, a detailed review of the history of these technologies and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-05-12 Allison Randal

Fast development of sharing services has become a crucial part of the cyber-enabled world construction process, as sharing services reinvent how people exchange and obtain goods or services. However, privacy leakage or disclosure remains a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-03-01 Ke Yan , Wen Shen , Huijuan Lu , Qun Jin

During the height of the hype in late 2021, the Metaverse drew more attention from around the world than ever before. It promised new ways to interact with people in three-dimensional digital spaces. This cross-sectional study investigates…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-12-22 Mehmet Ali Erkan , Halil Eren Koçak

This study assessed metaverse-based support groups designed to reduce social isolation and suicide risk among LGBTQ+ youths. Using the Cluster platform, enhanced anonymity, avatar-based self-expression, and accessibility were provided. Key…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Joe Hasei , Yosuke Matsumoto , Hiroki Kawai , Yuko Okahisa , Manabu Takaki , Toshifumi Ozaki

Privacy is a concept found throughout human history and opinion polls suggest that the public value this principle. However, while many individuals claim to care about privacy, they are often perceived to express behaviour to the contrary.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Meredydd Williams , Jason R. C. Nurse , Sadie Creese

In recent years, ubiquitous semantic Metaverse has been studied to revolutionize immersive cyber-virtual experiences for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) users, which leverages advanced semantic understanding and…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Kai Li , Billy Pik Lik Lau , Xin Yuan , Wei Ni , Mohsen Guizani , Chau Yuen

Social Virtual Reality (VR) platforms have surged in popularity, yet their security risks remain underexplored. This paper presents four novel UI attacks that covertly manipulate users into performing harmful actions through deceptive…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Junhee Lee , Hwanjo Heo , Seungwon Woo , Minseok Kim , Jongseop Kim , Jinwoo Kim

As the Metaverse is iteratively being defined, its potential to unleash the next wave of digital disruption and create real-life value becomes increasingly clear. With distinctive features of immersive experience, simultaneous…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-04-17 Siyue Zhang , Wei Yang Bryan Lim , Wei Chong Ng , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Xuemin Sherman Shen , Chunyan Miao

Virtual Reality (VR) has witnessed a rising issue of harassment, prompting the integration of safety controls like muting and blocking in VR applications. However, the lack of standardized safety measures across VR applications hinders…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-03-12 Abhinaya S. B. , Aafaq Sabir , Anupam Das