Ghazinoory Sepehr, Parvin Fatemeh, Saghafi Fatemeh, Afshari-Mofrad Masoud, Ghazavi Nafiseh, Fatemi Mehdi
Department of Information Technology Management, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Systems Management and Decision Sciences, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Front Artif Intell. 2025 Apr 17;8:1545144. doi: 10.3389/frai.2025.1545144. eCollection 2025.
The Metaverse has emerged as a significant trend in recent years, offering solutions across diverse fields. Despite substantial investments and extensive research efforts, a comprehensive understanding of the Metaverse environment and its full potential remains elusive. This article seeks to address this gap by developing a technology tree for the Metaverse based on published standards, prior studies, and frameworks proposed by leading firms.
To construct the Metaverse technology tree, a systematic literature review approach was employed. From an initial pool of 354 scientific papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and reports, a rigorous screening process -focused on titles, abstracts, and full-texts -resulted in a selection of 81 final sources. These sources were synthesized using a meta-analysis methodology.
The meta-synthesis of the selected literature produced a comprehensive Metaverse technology tree encompassing seven key branches: artificial intelligence, Mirror World, extended reality, network infrastructure, lifelogging, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Each branch represents a critical technological area necessary for the development and realization of the Metaverse.
The proposed Metaverse technology tree offers a holistic overview and roadmap of the technological domains underlying the Metaverse. By identifying these seven branches, this research provides valuable guidance for future studies and development trajectories in Metaverse technologies.
元宇宙近年来已成为一种重要趋势，为各个领域提供解决方案。尽管进行了大量投资和广泛的研究工作，但对元宇宙环境及其全部潜力的全面理解仍然难以捉摸。本文旨在通过基于已发布的标准、先前的研究以及领先公司提出的框架，为元宇宙开发一个技术树来填补这一空白。
为构建元宇宙技术树，采用了系统的文献综述方法。从最初的354篇科学论文、会议论文集、书籍章节和报告中，通过严格的筛选过程——重点关注标题、摘要和全文——最终选出了81个来源。这些来源采用元分析方法进行综合。
所选文献的元综合产生了一个全面的元宇宙技术树，涵盖七个关键分支：人工智能、镜像世界、扩展现实、网络基础设施、生活记录、区块链和物联网。每个分支代表了元宇宙开发和实现所需的关键技术领域。
所提出的元宇宙技术树提供了元宇宙基础技术领域的整体概述和路线图。通过确定这七个分支，本研究为元宇宙技术的未来研究和发展轨迹提供了有价值的指导。
