Virtual World Research Articles

The convergence of Digital Twins and Distributed Ledger Technologies: A systematic literature review and an architectural proposal

In recent years, the emerging Digital Twin (DT) technology is playing a key role in fostering the transition towards the Industry 4.0. DTs, representing virtual replicas of physical objects, products or processes established thanks to a bidirectional continuous flow of information between the physical and the virtual world, are currently adopted in multiple domains such as manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, energy, construction, smart cities and smart mobility, etc.. DTs live together with the physical system they replicate, receiving the same data and often triggering specific control actions that directly impact on the real system status. When dealing with DTs of complex Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs), the data sources may be heterogeneous and untrustworthy, which requires the DT to be able to address security issues related to data in transit from/to the physical twin and data at rest. A possible way to address these data security issues consists in adopting Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) which provide several security guarantees on data through cryptographic hashing techniques. In this work, we present a three-fold contribution: (i) we discuss the results of a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) on the state-of-the-art of the research related to the integration between DLT and Digital Twins, aimed at clarifying relevant aspects such as, among others, what is the favourite DLT choice in existing proposals or what is the type of DT-related information to store on-chain; (ii) leveraging the SLR results and other related research, we propose an architectural framework for the integration of DT and DLTs (more specifically, blockchains); (iii) we validate the proposed architecture by means of two proof-of-concept implementations leveraging different technological stacks and taking into account two different operational scenarios. Finally, we conduct a requirements coverage analysis and compare the PoCs through a coverage matrix.

IMPACT OF META VERSE ANNOUNCEMENT DATE ON STOCK PRICES

Purpose-The developing metaverse, a virtual world poised to transform online interaction, has raised an important question: how does a company's participation influence its financial standing? This study focuses on the e-commerce behemoth Amazon and its prospective entry into the metaverse. Our major goal is to determine whether a statement by Amazon on their metaverse plans causes a significant impact in their stock price. By examining past stock data with any potential metaverse announcement dates, we hope to determine whether Amazon's excitement about the metaverse translates into an actual financial benefit. This study dives deeper by examining the specifics of the announcement (assuming it occurs). Does the level of commitment and investment mentioned affect the stock price reaction? Finally, this study aims to bridge the gap between the hoopla surrounding the metaverse and its real-world ramifications for corporations such as Amazon. Approach: Event Definition: The event of interest is the particular day on which our selected companies makes a public declaration about entering the metaverse. This date will be critical to our analysis. Event Window: We'll set a timetable around the announcement date. This window will most likely consist of two parts: Estimation Window: The period preceding the announcement, we have selected 110 days, helps set a baseline for Amazon's stock price performance and eliminates the impact of unrelated market movements. Event Window: This time period, we have selected as 10 days before and after following the announcement allows us to monitor any potential changes in stock price due to metaverse news. Findings: Stock Price Change: The investigation may discover a statistically significant boost in companies stock price following a metaverse announcement. This suggests that investors reacted positively to the announcement, maybe seeing the metaverse as a new growth prospect. No Change or Negative Change: Alternatively, the investigation may discover no substantial change, or even a decline in stock price following the announcement. This could suggest investor concern about companies capacity to capitalize on the metaverse, as well as a general market correction during the event window. Impact of Announcement Specificity: The study may find that the level of depth and commitment conveyed in the announcement influences stock price movement. A more thorough and ambitious proposal may elicit a better positive response from investors. Industry-Specific Effects: The research design might be expanded to compare company's stock price movement to those of other companies in different industries following metaverse announcements. This could reveal whether particular industries have a stronger stock market reaction because of their deeper relationship to the metaverse. Limitation: For starters, the metaverse is a very new concept, so any announcement by worldwide companies may focus on future projects. This makes it difficult to estimate the long-term financial impact on the company's stock price. Furthermore, the specifics of the announcement itself (assuming it occurs) are critical. A vague announcement with few specifics may have a lower impact on the stock price than a well-defined plan with realistic investment figures. These constraints underscore the need for additional research as the metaverse and corporate participation in it evolve.

Overview of Virtual Reality, Applications and Impact on Various Industries

In today's time, virtual reality is growing and developing very rapidly. This abstract will give us an overview of virtual reality. In the future, virtual reality will give us advantages in many areas such as hardware, software, applications, and societal impacts etc. In the context of hardware, we hope for advancements towards more compact designs, high-resolution virtual reality headsets with better user-friendly design and increased capability. Progress in haptic feedback systems and eye-tracking technology will provide users with a more immersive and natural experience. On the side of software, the future promises advanced graphics in virtual reality, realistic physics models, and better artificial intelligence-driven content creation. This will boost creativity among the blurred lines between quickly engaging and interactive virtual environments, blurring the boundaries between the physical world and virtual worlds. The growth of applications for Virtual Reality is certain across industries like education, healthcare, entertainment, and business. Virtual classrooms and virtual medical Involvements are Transforming education and healthcare respectively. Virtual Reality is also improving tourism experiences and remote workplaces. Offering solutions for bridging the gap between the virtual and real worlds, virtual reality presents challenges and opportunities to improve human experiences. In addition, there is a possibility of virtual reality having a deep social impact, Impacting the way we connect, learn, work, and entertain ourselves. Concerns about privacy may also arise with the rise of Virtual Reality, as our lives become more integrated, making it necessary to be thoughtful about control and security measures for daily life. Keywords Virtual Reality, applications, impact, industries, healthcare, education, entertainment, training, simulation, architecture, gaming, tourism, real estate, psychological therapy, rehabilitation, communication, social interaction, transportation, automotive, manufacturing, marketing, productivity, innovation, experiential learning, empathy, accessibility, human-computer interaction, future trends.

Cost Minimization of Digital Twin Placements in Mobile Edge Computing

In the past decades, explosive numbers of Internet of Things (IoT) devices (objects) have been connected to the Internet, which enable users to access, control, and monitor their surrounding phenomenons at anytime and anywhere. To provide seamless interactions between the cyber world and the real world, Digital twins (DTs) of objects (IoT devices) are key enablers for real time monitoring, behavior simulations and predictive decisions on objects. Compared to centralized cloud computing, mobile edge computing (MEC) has been envisioning as a promising paradigm for low latency IoT applications. Accelerating the usage of DTs in MEC networks will bring unprecedented benefits to diverse services, through the co-evolution between physical objects and their virtual DTs, and DT-assisted service provisioning has attracted increasing attention recently. In this paper, we consider novel DT placement and migration problems in an MEC network with the mobility assumption of objects and users, by jointly considering the freshness of DT data and the service cost of users requesting for DT data. To this end, we first propose an algorithm for the DT placement problem with the aim to minimize the sum of the DT update cost of objects and the total service cost of users requesting for DT data, through efficient DT placements and resource allocation to process user requests. We then devise an approximation algorithm with a provable approximation ratio for a special case of the DT placement problem when each user requests the DT data of only one object. Meanwhile, considering the mobility of users and objects, we devise an online, two-layer scheduling algorithm for DT migrations to further reduce the total service cost of users within a given finite time horizon. We finally evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithms through experimental simulations. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithms are promising.

Metaverse: a new reality in surgery. Review

The metaverse is a relatively new concept in technological advancement. It is a three-dimensional immersive environment including real and virtual world elements, in which various digital agents, more precisely, avatars, interact with each other and various activities (educational, cultural, and financial) can be carried out. It is an emerging controversial concept without precise definition and will likely continue to evolve as technology improves. Works of literature from 2020 to 2023, posted in the PubMed and Web of Science databases, were extracted using the following keywords: “metaverse”, “education”, “digital therapy”, “interdisciplinary consultation”, “medical Internet of things”, “virtual reality”, “superimposed reality”, “extended reality”, “mixed reality”, “lifelogging”, “mirror world”, “digital twins”, and “surgery”. In the PubMed search using the original terms, no publications were extracted in 2020, 9 in 2021, 161 in 2022, and 246 in 2023. In the healthcare context, metaverse technology refers to the use of virtual reality and interactive and other immersive technologies, such as augmented reality, to create simulated environments intended for training, education, and clinical applications. Various aspects of medicine such as digital therapeutics, multidisciplinary team discussions, medical Internet of things, surgical simulations, conferences and meetings, research programs, etc., are being explored. Depending on the requirements, the metaverse provides a versatile platform that can be modeled accordingly, providing a flexible tool for medical development. In this review, we discussed in detail the possible applications of the metaverse in surgery. All scoping rubrics are based on the sparse evidence in the scientific literature and are adequately evaluated to provide compelling evidence on the utility of the metaverse in the future of medicine.

Physics Based Animation Using Computer Graphics

Physics-based animation is a multidisciplinary area that uses ideas from physics, computer science, and mathematics to create realistic and dynamic movements in virtual settings. The basic ideas and methods of physics-based animation are introduced in this research paper, with an emphasis on how mathematical models and physical laws are used to produce realistic motion in computer-generated images. To construct realistic virtual environments, key disciplines covered include fluid simulation, fabric simulation, rigid body dynamics, and soft body dynamics. The report highlights recent developments in real-time physics simulations and addresses other topics such as processing economy, accuracy, and scalability. Applications for physics-based animation can be found in many different fields, such as virtual reality, simulation training, movies, and video games. The pursuit of more precise and effective physics-based animation is essential as technology develops to produce captivating and realistic virtual worlds. Keywords— Physics-based animation(PBA), virtual environment, Physics simulation, Dynamics, Animation software, Real-time physics, Collision detection, Fluid dynamics, Particle systems, Cloth simulation, Smooth particle hydrodynamics, finite element method, Navier-Stokes, Rigid body dynamics, Soft body dynamics, Deformation, Motion capture, Character animation, Kinematics, Rendering, Game development, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Computer graphics, Simulation accuracy

Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence-extended Reality (AI-XR) for Metaverses

Metaverse is expected to emerge as a new paradigm for the next-generation Internet, providing fully immersive and personalized experiences to socialize, work, and play in self-sustaining and hyper-spatio-temporal virtual world(s). The advancements in different technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and 5G/6G communication will be the key enablers behind the realization of AI-XR metaverse applications. While AI itself has many potential applications in the aforementioned technologies (e.g., avatar generation, network optimization), ensuring the security of AI in critical applications like AI-XR metaverse applications is profoundly crucial to avoid undesirable actions that could undermine users’ privacy and safety, consequently putting their lives in danger. To this end, we attempt to analyze the security, privacy, and trustworthiness aspects associated with the use of various AI techniques in AI-XR metaverse applications. Specifically, we discuss numerous such challenges and present a taxonomy of potential solutions that could be leveraged to develop secure, private, robust, and trustworthy AI-XR applications. To highlight the real implications of AI-associated adversarial threats, we designed a metaverse-specific case study and analyzed it through the adversarial lens. Finally, we elaborate upon various open issues that require further research interest from the community.

Client and clinician perspectives about a virtual education and exercise chronic disease management programme for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in Canada. Despite the established benefits of non-pharmacological management (education, exercise) for people with OA, many do not receive treatment, resulting in pain, decreased physical function, and poorer quality of life. Virtual programme options grew significantly during the recent pandemic and may provide longer-term opportunities for increased uptake by reaching individuals otherwise unable to participate. This study explored the experiences and perspectives of clients participating in and clinicians providing the Good Life with osteoArthritis: Denmark (GLA:DTM) Canada remote programme. This qualitative descriptive study recruited 10 clients with hip and/or knee OA and 11 clinicians across Canada using purposive sampling. An online pre-interview survey was completed, and individual interviews were conducted, audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed independently by two researchers using inductive thematic analysis. Coding and analyses were initially conducted separately by group and then compared and combined. Four overarching themes (and 11 subthemes) were identified: (1) Expected and unexpected benefits of virtual programs; (2) Drawbacks to virtual programs; (3) Programme delivery in a virtual world; (4) Shifting and non-shifting perspectives. Although initially sceptical, after completion of the programme, clients were in favour of virtual delivery with many benefits described. Clinicians' perspectives varied about feedback aimed to correct client movement patterns. Clients and clinicians identified important experiential and procedural elements for virtual chronic disease management programs that include education and exercise. Additional work is needed to understand if the GLA:DTM remote outcomes are equivalent to the in-person programme.

Deep Learning Based Security Schemes for IoT Applications: A Review

Due to its widespread perception as a crucial element of the Internet of the future, the Internet of Things (IoT) has garnered a lot of attention in recent years. The Internet of Things (IoT) is made up of billions of sentients, communicative "things" that expand the boundaries of the physical and virtual worlds. Every day, such widely used smart gadgets generate enormous amounts of data, creating an urgent need for rapid data analysis across a range of smart mobile devices. Thankfully, current developments in deep learning have made it possible for us to solve the issue tastefully. Deep models may be built to handle large amounts of sensor data and rapidly and effectively learn underlying properties for a variety of Internet of Things applications on smart devices. We review the research on applying deep learning to several Internet of Things applications in this post. Our goal is to provide insights into the many ways in which deep learning techniques may be used to support Internet of Things applications in four typical domains: smart industrial, smart home, smart healthcare, and smart transportation. One of the main goals is to seamlessly integrate deep learning and IoT, leading to a variety of novel ideas in IoT applications, including autonomous driving, manufacture inspection, intelligent control, indoor localization, health monitoring, disease analysis, and home robotics. We also go over a number of problems, difficulties, and potential avenues for future study that make use of deep learning (DL), which is turning out to be one of the most effective and appropriate methods for dealing with various IoT security concerns. The goal of recent research has been to enhance deep learning algorithms for better Internet of Things security. This study examines deep learning-based intrusion detection techniques, evaluates the effectiveness of several deep learning techniques, and determines the most effective approach for deploying intrusion detection in the Internet of Things. This study uses Deep Learning (DL) approaches to better expand intelligence and application skills by using the large quantity of data generated or acquired. The many IoT domains have drawn the attention of several academics, and both DL and IoT approaches have been explored. Because DL was designed to handle a variety of data in huge volumes and required processing in virtually real-time, it was indicated by several studies as a workable method for handling data generated by IoT.

Metaverse Meets Smart Cities—Applications, Benefits, and Challenges

The metaverse aims to merge the virtual and real worlds. The target is to generate a virtual community where social components play a crucial role and combine different areas such as entertainment, work, shopping, and services. This idea is explicitly appealing in the context of smart cities. The metaverse offers digitalization approaches and can strengthen citizens’ social community. While the existing literature covers the exemplary potential of smart city metaverse applications, this study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the potential and already implemented metaverse applications in the context of cities and municipalities. In addition, challenges related to these applications are identified. The study combines literature reviews and expert interviews to ensure a broad overview. Forty-eight smart city metaverse applications from eleven areas were identified, and actual projects from eleven cities demonstrate the current state of development. Still, further research should evaluate the benefits of the various applications and find strategies to overcome the identified challenges.

APIs in the Metaverse—A Systematic Evaluation

One of the most critical challenges for the success of the Metaverse is interoperability amongst its virtual platforms and worlds. In this context, application programming interfaces (APIs) are essential. This study analyzes a sample of 15 Metaverse platforms. In the first step, the availability of publicly accessible APIs was examined. For those platforms offering an API, i.e., Decentraland, Second Life, Voxels, Roblox, Axie Infinity, Upland, and VRChat, the available API contents were collected, analyzed, and presented in the paper. The results show that only a few Metaverse platforms offer APIs at all. In addition, the available APIs are very diverse and heterogeneous. Information is somewhat fragmented, requiring access to several APIs to compile a comprehensive data set. Thus, standardized APIs will enable better interoperability and foster a more seamless and immersive user experience in the Metaverse.

The Metaverse is the future research space for jurisprudence

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of the Metaverse as a future research space for jurisprudence. It has been established that the Metaverse is known as a special virtual space created by computer technologies, where users can interact with each other, between various digital objects and the digital environment thanks to the created avatars – virtual digital images. It has been determined that the Metaverse can be called a copy of the real world, but in a virtual space that combines modern technologies, virtual and augmented reality, three-dimensional graphics, artificial intelligence, social networks, as well as other advanced innovative technologies. The focus is on the fact that the hypothetical transfer of real life to the virtual world raises a large number of legal issues and creates a huge field for scientific research, in particular, in jurisprudence. It was found that legal problems that may arise in the future in the Metaverse should be solved by lawyers together with philosophers, technologists, experts, and scientists from other fields of science based on developed uniform standards and norms. The opinion of scientists regarding the creation of a single international legal framework for the regulation of the Metaverse due to the absence of borders in the Metaverse and non-belonging to a specific state is supported. It is stated that the process of developing a unified international legal framework for the regulation of the Metaverse is a very large, complex, and long-lasting work that requires taking into account the cultural, national, legal, and moral differences of different countries. Such a difficult task requires the approval and consent of states, international organizations, and societies. However, given the potential for active development of the Metaverse and its impact on society, these efforts can contribute to its effective and consistent regulation.

Enhanced Inclusion through Advanced Immersion in Cultural Heritage: A Holistic Framework in Virtual Museology

In recent years, the digitization of cultural heritage has been favored by significant advancements in specific technologies, such as photogrammetry and three-dimensional scanning. The digital representations of artifacts, paintings, books, and collections, as well as buildings or archaeological sites, has led to the transfer of cultural organizations to the digital space. On the other hand, the rapid development of immersive technologies and the Internet of Things is expected to decisively shape virtual cultural heritage in the coming years. However, this digital transition should expand its impact on most of the population. This article aims to cover the lack of structured methodology in the design and development of inclusive virtual spaces in cultural heritage. This research introduces a holistic framework that is mainly based on the disciplines of virtual museology. The proposed methodology takes into account the advancements in extended reality and the creative industry of computer games. The multisensory approach would lead to advanced immersive experiences, while the multilayered approach of cultural heritage content would enhance accessibility in inclusive virtual spaces. Moreover, this holistic framework could provide evidence from the virtual worlds that could be applied to real cultural heritage organizations.

Flexible 3D Plasmonic Web Enables Remote Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy.

Nanoplasmonic materials concentrate light in specific regions of dramatic electromagnetic enhancement: hot spots. Such regions can be employed to perform single molecule detection via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. However, this phenomenon is challenging since hot spots are expected to be highly intense/abundant and positioning of molecules within such hot spots is crucial to manage with ultrasensitive SERS. Herein, it is discovered that a 3D plasmonic web embedded within a biohybrid (3D-POWER) exhibits plasmonic transmission, spontaneously absorbs the analyte, and meets these so much needed criteria in ultrasensitive SERS. 3D-POWER is built with nanopaper and self-assembled layers of graphene oxide and gold nanorods. According to in silico experiments, 3D-POWER captures light in a small region and performs plasmonic field transmission in a surrounding volume, thereby activating a plasmonic web throughout the simulated volume. The study also provides experimental evidence supporting the plasmonic field transport ability of 3D power, which operates as a SERS signal carrier (even beyond the apparatus field of view), and the ultrasensitive behavior of this ecofriendly and flexible material facilitating yoctomolar limit of detection. Besides, 3D-POWER is proven useful in food and biofluids analysis. It is foreseen that 3D-POWER can be employed as a valuable platform in (bio)analytical applications.

RELIABLE OPERATION OF CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM WITH ACCOMPANIED BY A DIGITAL TWIN

The reliability of cyber-physical systems (CPS) operation is based on the general problem minimization of multi-factor risks, the margin of permissible risk, the forecast of the destabilizing dynamics of risk factors, principles, hypotheses, and axioms that are directly related to the analysis of abnormal situations, accidents, and disasters. To ensure the reliable operation of the CPS, a digital twin is created, which accompanies the operation of the CPS throughout its life cycle. The design of digital twins is based on simulation modelling methods that provide the most realistic representation of a physical environment or object in the virtual world.

Protection and Utilization of Historical Sites Using Digital Twins

Historical sites are incomplete relics left by human activities and are also valuable resources for human society, with most of them buried deep underground. Because the protection of original historical sites is difficult, very few sites choose this method. Many funerary objects that have been in historical sites are scattered in museums, losing their original context and complicating their utilization. Thus, using digital technology to protect and utilize historical sites and to explore their outstanding value from historical, aesthetic, and anthropological perspectives is a foremost concern. Therefore, this study aims to develop a comprehensive method for the protection and utilization of historical sites, that is, digital protection and utilization based on a digital twin. We constructed a historical site digital twin model using qualitative and vertical methods, including a physical entity, virtual entity, twin data center, digital twin service, and connection. We also established a technical framework of data acquisition and processing, digital protection, and digital utilization, forming a layered management and application of digital resources. In digital protection, information in the real world and the virtual world are connected to monitor risks, collect data, create simulations, and propose protection strategies, quickly and accurately. In digital utilization, the knowledge graph is constructed to associate seemingly unrelated information, explore potential knowledge, and improve information sharing. In addition, the method is validated by means of case studies of historical sites in China. In this paper, the historical sites of the Northern Qi Dynasty in Taiyuan, Shanxi, especially the Xuxianxiu Tomb and Lourui Tomb, are discussed in detail. The results indicate that this method is effective for the protection and utilization of historical sites.

Platform for Legal Service Providers using AI

This paper explores the emergence and importance of systems for criminal carrier providers, which act as digital bridges connecting customers with legal professionals in an increasingly virtual world. By leveraging technology, those systems provide streamlined entry to criminal expertise, improving performance and accessibility for people and agencies alike

Mapping Knowledge Domains of Digital Labor Research: Current Status, Hotspot and Frontier

With the rapid development of digital technology, the mode of production has been transformed into digitalization, virtualization and technologization. The labor has been changed from the real world to the virtual digital world, and digital labor has become an important part of the labor form in modern society. According to bibliometrics and Mapping Knowledge Domains, this study aims to reveal the research status, hot spots and future development trends in the field of digital labor. Based on this, this study takes the relevant core literature from 1990-2023 includes Web of Science Core Collection and Chinese CNKI as the database, and uses CiteSpace visualization software to conduct comparative analysis. The results of this study show that: the number of publications on digital labor in China is lagging behind that of the international community; the research on digital labor in China started late, and the influence of the literature is weaker than that of the international community; the growth rate of relevant literature in Chinese is faster, and the distribution of disciplines is concentrated, while the literature in English is increasing year by year and is relatively stable, and the distribution of disciplines is wide; there is a partial overlap between Chinese and international digital labor research hotspots, with digital labor being studied under the perspectives of computer science, communication studies, education, and so on; Chinese research still focuses on general theoretical discussions, while international research has been widely conducted in the fields of social media, deep learning, digital labor education, artificial intelligence, computer science and information systems. This study not only provides a theoretical perspective for understanding the interaction between digital technologies and labor, but also offers new perspectives for future research and labor education to address the challenges of digital transformation.

The use of augmented reality for renovation of cultural heritage sites

Augmented reality is an innovative technology that merges the virtual and real worlds to create a unique interactive experience for users. Although the technology only became widely known in the mid-2000s, its potential and applications continue to evolve rapidly, especially with the advent of smartphones and other mobile devices that allow a wide range of users to interact with augmented reality in their everyday lives. In the field of cultural heritage and tourism, augmented reality opens up new opportunities for the restoration and presentation of historical buildings and places that no longer exist or have been altered by time, giving visitors the opportunity to see and experience the historical environment in its original form. However, to effectively use augmented reality in this area, it is necessary to ensure an exact correspondence between virtual objects and the real environment, as well as to implement navigation functions that will help users easily navigate the virtually restored space. Developing and implementing augmented reality solutions requires not only technological expertise but also a deep understanding of the historical, cultural and social context of the objects being recreated. Based on our research, we have developed a concept of an augmented reality application for the reconstruction and promotion of cultural heritage. This includes methods for accurately recreating historical locations and objects in a virtual environment, as well as developing intuitive navigation tools for users. The main achievement of the work is the creation of a foundation for the further development of augmented reality technologies in this area, with a focus on improving the interaction between virtual and real components, which will help increase audience engagement and raise awareness of historical and cultural heritage. This opens up broad prospects for the use of augmented reality for cultural heritage, and the proposed approaches can serve as a basis for future innovative projects in this area.

Examining the factors fostering metaverse experience browser acceptance under unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT)

Metaverse technology has various uses in communication, education, entertainment, and other aspects of life. Consequently, it necessitates using some interactive mobile applications to enter the virtual world and gain real-time, face-to-face experiences, particularly among students. This research focused on the factors accelerating metaverse technology acceptance particularly, Metaverse Experience Browser application acceptance among the students under the factors proposed by the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model. Notably, lack of studies in metaverse browsers and their prevalence during the post pandemic era, indicates a strong literature gap. The researchers gathered data from n = 384 higher education students from the two cities in the United Arab Emirates and applied Structural Equation modelling (SEM) for data analysis. Results revealed that Performance Expectancy (p < 0.003) and Social Influence (p = 0.000) were significant factors affecting the Behavioral Intention of the students to consider Metaverse Experience Browser as an interactive mobile application. On the other hand, behavioural Intention significantly affects (p = 0.000) Effort Expectancy, which shows how fewer efforts and greater accessibility are associated with one’s behavioural Intention. Besides, the effect of Behavioral Intention (p = 0.000) on Metaverse Experience Browser acceptance also remained validated. Finally, Effort Expectancy (p = 0.000) also indicated its significant effect on the Metaverse Experience Browser. These results indicated that the factors proposed by UTAUT have greater applicability on the Metaverse Experience Browser as they showed their relevance to its acceptance. The present study concludes that the acceptance of Metaverse Experience Browser as an interactive mobile application is a level ahead in improving students’ experiences. Thus, the Metaverse Experience Browser is considered a modified way of creating, sharing, participating, and enjoying the virtual world, indicating its greater usage among students for different purposes, including education and learning.