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

Koohsari, Mohammad Javad; McCormack, Gavin R; Nakaya, Tomoki; Yasunaga, Akitomo; Fuller, Daniel; Nagai, Yukari; Oka, Koichiro · J Med Internet Res · 2023

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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.

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