Healthcare in Metaverse: A Survey on Current Metaverse Applications in Healthcare

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10, С. 119914 - 119946

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems. Thus, there is a surge in innovation and new business models using computer-mediated virtual environments to provide an alternative system. Today, digital transformation not limited communication alone but encompasses digitalizing the network social connections industry metaverse technology. universal immersive world facilitated by reality (VR) augmented (AR). This paper presents first effort offer comprehensive survey that examines latest developments industry, which covers seven domains: telemedicine, clinical care, education, mental health, physical fitness, veterinary, pharmaceuticals. We review applications deeply discuss technical issues available solutions each domain can help develop self-sustaining, persistent, future-proof solution for medical Finally, we highlight challenges must be tackled before fully embracing industry.

Язык: Английский

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Metaverse in Healthcare Integrated with Explainable AI and Blockchain: Enabling Immersiveness, Ensuring Trust, and Providing Patient Data Security

Sensors, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(2), С. 565 - 565

Опубликована: Янв. 4, 2023

Digitization and automation have always had an immense impact on healthcare. It embraces every new advanced technology. Recently the world has witnessed prominence of metaverse which is emerging technology in digital space. The huge potential to provide a plethora health services seamlessly patients medical professionals with immersive experience. This paper proposes amalgamation artificial intelligence blockchain better, faster, more secure healthcare facilities space realistic Our proposed architecture can be summarized as follows. consists three environments, namely doctor's environment, patient's environment. doctors interact environment assisted by ensures safety, security, privacy data. main part our architecture. doctors, patients, nurses enter this registering they are represented avatars All consultation activities between doctor patient will recorded data, i.e., images, speech, text, videos, clinical etc., gathered, transferred, stored blockchain. These data used for disease prediction diagnosis explainable (XAI) models. GradCAM LIME approaches XAI logical reasoning diseases ensure trust, explainability, interpretability, transparency regarding diseases. Blockchain provides security while enabling transparency, traceability, immutability their features trust among Consequently, both patient. We also explored building block technologies metaverse. Furthermore, we investigated advantages challenges

Язык: Английский

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A Review of Metaverse’s Definitions, Architecture, Applications, Challenges, Issues, Solutions, and Future Trends

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10, С. 125835 - 125866

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

Metaverse is a vision enabling to constitute an environment in which someone could see real and virtualized worlds. The product (or something similar as we do not yet know its final form) of such technologies. In this circumstance, when applications that utilize the are used, there seem be no transportation charges, cap on amounts individuals, users, players, learners, or trainee who can take part. Hence, due feature, has attracted various researchers from different fields where it been exploited by them contribute those research areas. As for example, possible teach target audiences offering events classes any location globe. order participant Metaverse, necessary conditions considered well other settings initialized. line this, virtual reality, augmented availability required sensors, smart glasses, headsets, few others some examples requires. Despite advantages offers us, number considerations must taken into account while developing interested researchers. One these concerns privacy regarding participants (represented avatars inside environment). Another issue since still early stages, many attempts have made engage develop enhancing it. This review aims survey related articles concern development providing chronological stages throughout history Metaverse. It also list recent technological advances allowing Besides, Metaverse's definitions, properties, architecture, discussed listed review. novelty article suggested framework issues paid attention potential solutions aiming designers consider corresponding solution future works enhancement. Challenges faced relevant concerned detail highlighted. trends clarified.

Язык: Английский

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Application of Metaverse Service to Healthcare Industry: A Strategic Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 19(20), С. 13038 - 13038

Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2022

This study is to explore a state of the art in metaverse service that an emerging issue applying it healthcare industry. The purpose this provide applicable strategic scenarios for effective planning and implementation settings. focused on as business model. Thus, related literatures are reviewed various aspects An exploratory approach used analyze current qualitative data characterizing positions derive strategies from trends services. Several cases examined based obtained sources other industries. synthesizes finding results suggests will facilitate decision-making policy-making processes pursue opportunity development through application similar

Язык: Английский

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The Influence of Emerging Technologies on Distance Education

Electronics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(7), С. 1550 - 1550

Опубликована: Март 25, 2023

Recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, distance education became mainstream. Many students were not prepared for this situation—they lacked equipment or even connected to Internet. Schools and government institutions had react quickly allow learn remotely. They provide with (e.g., computers, tablets, goggles) but also them access Internet other necessary tools. On hand, teachers trying adopt new technologies in teaching process enable more interactivity, mitigate feelings of isolation disconnection, enhance student engagement. New technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented (AR), Mixed (MR), Extended (XR, so-called Metaverse), Big Data, Blockchain, Free Space Optics (FSO) changed learning, teaching, assessing. Despite that, some tools implemented fast, pandemic was trigger process; most these will be used further, classroom both schools universities. This paper presents a concise review emerging applied education. The main emphasis placed on their influence efficiency learning psychological impact users. It turned out that satisfied remote while case undergraduate children high-school students, parents very often expressed dissatisfaction. limitation availability is related stable computer equipment, which rarity. In current social context, obtained results provided valuable insights into factors affecting acceptance Finally, suggests research direction development effective techniques.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Potential of Metaverse Technology in Healthcare: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

IEEE Access, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 11, С. 69686 - 69707

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

In recent times, the emergence of Metaverse has garnered worldwide attention as an innovative digital space that holds immense potential to provide a wide range health services medical professionals and patients. With increasing stress on healthcare systems, it become crucial explore latest cost-effective solutions can fast reliable services. The focus this study, therefore, is applications metaverse in various care systems elaborate how efficiently improve clinical management Consequently, in-depth assessment been carried out, while covering its core fundamentals, key technologies, diverse medicine, including but not limited to, emergency response learning, hands-on experience anatomy orthopaedics, paediatrics so on. To carry out we have used exploratory approach analyze qualitative data our systematic review. Relevant articles from scientific databases such Web Science, Springer, Scopus, IEEE identified, analysis conducted using PRISMA reporting guideline ensure transparent comprehensive reporting. results study suggest transform by introducing novel methods for delivering Metaverse's AR/VR technologies enable remote consultations training, benefiting patients professionals. Additionally, access health-related information resources, empowering them manage their better make more informed decisions.

Язык: Английский

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Blockchain and its derived technologies shape the future generation of digital businesses: a focus on decentralized finance and the Metaverse

Data Science and Management, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6(3), С. 183 - 197

Опубликована: Июнь 16, 2023

Without a doubt, the blockchain is one of most valuable technological advancements to have been introduced over past decade and has played significant role in industrial revolution. The emergence technologies derived from blockchain, such as decentralized finance (DeFi) Metaverse, fundamentally transformed people's daily lives profoundly impacted future versions digital businesses. This study explored evolution businesses near future, with specific focus on two primary mentioned above. First, we reviewed DeFi-based technologies, including GameFi, SciFi, SocialFi, others, which serve foundational building blocks for jobs Second, examined Metaverse-based jobs, academies markets, are expected be launched commonly used Ultimately, this provides several guidelines, how use DeFi 2.0 apply centralized (CeDeFi)-based platforms. Additionally, it offers directions launching these businesses, controlling progress artificial intelligence (AI) practical applications, utilizing cloud-assisted models providing conditional privacy

Язык: Английский

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How Does the Metaverse Shape Education? A Systematic Literature Review

Applied Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(9), С. 5682 - 5682

Опубликована: Май 5, 2023

In recent years, the potential of metaverse as a tool to connect people has been increasingly recognized. The opportunities offered by seem enormous in many sectors and fields application. However, on academic side, although growing number papers have found address adoption metaverse, clear overview solutions place their impact education largely neglected so far. context increasing challenges with this review aims investigate role education. This contribution research gap offering state-of-the-art analysis plays relation future work. study is based systematic approach performed means Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. findings help us better understand benefits, risks immersive innovative learning experiences. Implications are discussed streams investigation identified.

Язык: Английский

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Mapping Metaverse Research: Identifying Future Research Areas Based on Bibliometric and Topic Modeling Techniques

Information, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14(7), С. 356 - 356

Опубликована: Июнь 22, 2023

The metaverse represents an immersive digital environment that has garnered significant attention as a result of its potential to revolutionize various industry sectors and profound societal impact. While academic interest in the surged, dearth comprehensive review articles employing bibliometric techniques remains. This study seeks address this gap by analyzing 595 metaverse-related journal using topic modeling techniques, marking first kind investigate profile research. findings reveal exponential growth research since 2020, identifying major trends, prolific authors, most active journals field. A keyword co-occurrence analysis further uncovers four clusters interests, highlighting unique facets underscoring far-reaching implications across sectors, including education, healthcare, retail, tourism. emphasizes need for more collaboration advancing field presents 27 questions future investigation. serves foundation understanding current state trajectory.

Язык: Английский

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Augmented reality in the metaverse market: the role of multimodal sensory interaction

Internet Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 34(1), С. 9 - 38

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2023

Purpose In the growing information systems (IS) literature on metaverse, augmented reality (AR) technology is regarded as a cornerstone of metaverse which enables interaction services. Interaction has been identified core characteristic shopping environments. Based previous human–technology research, authors further explicate to be multimodal sensory. The purpose this study thus better understand unique nature in AR and highlight technology's benefits for spaces. Design/methodology/approach An experiment conducted empirically examine authors' research model. use structural equation modeling (SEM) approach analyze collected data. Findings This conceptualizes image, motion touchscreen interactions three dimensions sensory interaction, can reflect visual-, kinesthetic- haptic-based sensation stimulation. findings show that activates consumers' intention purchase via psychological process. To delineate process, feelings-as-information theory posit experiential factors influence cognitive factors. More specifically, shown increase multisensory experience spatial presence, effectively reduce product uncertainty overload. two outcomes have considered key issues online Originality/value one first ones shed light peculiarity extant IS literature. addressing major concerns about overload, are largely overlooked by prior research. uses explain impacts interactions, reveal essential role process sensory-enabling technologies. enriches existing theoretical frameworks mostly focus provide noteworthy guidelines design environments extend understanding how may bring beyond traditional settings.

Язык: Английский

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