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

In Journal of medical Internet research ; h5-index 88.0

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.

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

2023-Feb-13

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