Metaverse for climbing the ladder toward ‘Industry 5.0’ and ‘Society 5.0’?

ABSTRACT

Metaverse implementations have started to emerge in various industries with the promise of providing better industrial services and a more sustainable society (Society 5.0). At the same time, various studies have revealed several challenges to the use of metaverse. Motivated by the fragmented literature on the implementation of metaverse in industries, this study presents a systematic literature review of research on this topic. Both content and bibliometric analyses are applied to reveal research trends, impacts and challenges of research on metaverse in the industry. The findings have revealed that metaverse adoption in industries is still in its infancy, with most research adopted in education and health industries. Additionally, there is unequal geographical distribution of research on metaverse in industries, calling for more international collaboration in this regard to facilitate metaverse adoption worldwide. The findings have also revealed several concerns that researchers and practitioners should keep in mind while implementing metaverse in industries.

摘要

元宇宙因其可提供更优质的产业服务及更具可持续性的社会(Society 5.0), 在众多产业中得以应用。与此同时, 诸多研究揭示了元宇宙应用的若干挑战。因关于元宇宙在产业中应用的文献较为零散, 本研究对该主题进行了系统文献综述。通过内容和文献计量分析, 揭示元宇宙在产业应用中的研究趋势、影响及挑战。结果表明, 元宇宙在产业中的应用仍处于起步阶段, 大多数研究关注元宇宙在教育和健康产业中的应用。此外, 相关研究的地理分布不均, 需要更多的国际合作以促进元宇宙在全球范围内的应用。同时, 研究结果也揭示了研究人员和从业人员在元宇宙应用中应关注的若干问题。

KEYWORDS:

• Metaverse
• resilience
• ethics
• society
• sustainability

关键字:

• 元宇宙
• 复原力
• 伦理
• 社会
• 可持续性

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available based on a reasonable request from the corresponding author.