Metaverse, the Virtual Universe, the Digital Projection of Our World. Utopia or Concrete Reality in the Digital Future?
Copyright (c) 2022 Jobbágy Dr. Szabolcs
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Abstract
Due to technological, technical and service revolution of the digital age, the digitisation is unstoppably pervading the digital society as a whole. Thanks to the various digital achievements, users are confronted with a new digital space that provides them withan extraordinary opportunity for all the interactions of their digital existence. IoE, IoT, smart solutions, the future evolution of internet, VR/AR/MR/XR devices will bring new possibilities for the users to relax, work, learn, and make relationships. The digital milestones of this direction of development will obviously lead us towards a metaverse on the digital superhighway, where we will not join this utopian space, but will become the integral part of it as a result of our digital appearance, giving new meaning to the future infocommunication trends.
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