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Abu-Salih B. MetaOntology: Toward developing an ontology for the metaverse. Front Big Data 2022; 5:998648. [PMID: 36156936 PMCID: PMC9493250 DOI: 10.3389/fdata.2022.998648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Metaverse is now perceived as a celebrated future version of the internet. In this new anticipated virtual universe, interconnected digital platforms leveraged by augmented, extended, and virtual realities will elevate users' immersive experiences through multidimensional interactions. In particular, users will be offered a broad spectrum of digital activities within a newly immersive setting mediated by technology. This study aims to design a domain ontology (MetaOntology) for the metaverse to provide an explicit specification of relevant state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructure. A four-step methodological approach is followed to construct the designated ontology. Due to the immaturity of the metaverse, MetaOntology is not intended to furnish a complete outlook on the domain, rather it aims to establish a cornerstone so as to facilitate future efforts in building extant versions of this ontology considering the evolvement of relevant technologies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bilal Abu-Salih
- King Abdullah II School of Information Technology, The University of Jordan, Al Jubeiha, Jordan
- School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Bilal Abu-Salih
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