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Pioneering the Metaverse: The Role of the Metaverse in an Aging Population.

In JMIR aging

Amid a worldwide pandemic in the setting of an era of rapidly developing technologies, we turn now to the novel and exciting endeavor of pioneering the metaverse. Described as the conglomeration of augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, the metaverse has widespread applications in multiple settings, including revolutionizing health care. It also holds the potential to transform geriatric medicine, introducing new dimensions through which we can prevent social isolation, encourage health and well-being, and offer a new dimension through which we manage chronic disease. Although it is still a futuristic and novel technology, the metaverse's realization may indeed be closer than we think.

Shu Sara, Woo Benjamin K P

2023-Jan-20

aging, aging in place, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, computer generated, dementia, digital health, digital technology, geriatric, gerontology, mental health, metaverse, mixed reality, older adult, virtual reality