Metaverse
“The metaverse is a story we are telling about what the future of technical infrastructures might look like when you combine virtual reality, augmented reality, high-speed internet connections and some kind of notion of a virtual space you might occupy with other people.”
– Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO FAHA FTSE
Fundamentals
Metaverse Today
eSafety presents a report on Australian engagement with the metaverse, finding statistics on how often it is being used and by whom, as well as the overall experience.
The ANU School of Cybernetics discusses the complex adaptive cybernetic system that is the metaverse and provides a research report into the metaverse.
Physical and Digital Worlds
In collaboration with Green Matters, this article presents findings of an analysis on the metaverse incorporation into industry and society.
This article created by Interaction design provides definitions and explanations between augmented, virtual, mixed and extended reality, as well as how they work.
Additional Resources
Standards Australia provides an extensive report on the metaverse, outlining what it is, the potential risks it has, and how Australia’s current policy, standards and legislation apply and highlighting the need for more standards.
The Responsible Metaverse Alliance (RMA) is a social enterprise and international movements towards developing the metaverse and virtual worlds, working with politicians, government officials, regulators and policy makers.