The Metaverse, the Built Environment, and Public Health: Opportunities and Uncertainties

Mohammad Javad Koohsari; Gavin R. McCormack; Tomoki Nakaya; Akitomo Yasunaga; Daniel Fuller; Yukari Nagai; Koichiro Oka

doi:10.2196/43549

The Metaverse, the Built Environment, and Public Health: Opportunities and Uncertainties

Mohammad Javad Koohsari^*, Gavin R. McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Akitomo Yasunaga, Daniel Fuller, Yukari Nagai, Koichiro Oka

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Abstract

There has been a growing interest in the “metaverse,” and discourse about how this platform may contribute to different fields of science is already beginning to emerge. In this paper, we discuss key opportunities and uncertainties about how a metaverse might contribute to advancing knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of the built environment and public health aimed at reducing noncommunicable diseases.

Original language	English
Article number	e43549
Journal	Journal of medical Internet research
Volume	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2196/43549
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

artificial intelligence
augmented reality
epidemiology
health
health care
neighborhood
sport sciences
technology
urban design
virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Informatics

UN SDGs

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