Human-centered interaction in virtual worlds: A new era of Generative Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-2025

Abstract

The metaverse has emerged as an exciting new paradigm for human-computer interaction (HCI) and virtual collaboration. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the metaverse to address the gap in the existing literature where there is a lack of a survey that reviews the nature of the metaverse and its building blocks from a human-centric perspective. We first synthesize a definition of the metaverse from existing literature and delineate key affordances. We then introduce a detailed framework encompassing the metaverse’s nature, infrastructure technologies, and input/output technologies that facilitate multi-sensory HCI, alongside applications across diverse domains. The components within this framework are explained in depth, offering insights into the metaverse’s nature and the readiness level of current technologies. Based on this comprehensive analysis, we outline major open challenges and propose promising directions demanding further exploration and investigation. By clarifying the vision for the metaverse and characterizing the building blocks required to realize it, this review provides essential insights and serves as an invaluable resource for metaverse developers and researchers working to advance this transformative new medium.

Keywords

Metaverse, human-computer interaction, technical framework

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Graphics and Human Computer Interfaces

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction

Volume

41

Issue

2

First Page

1459

Last Page

1501

ISSN

1044-7318

Identifier

10.1080/10447318.2024.2316376

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Group

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2316376

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