Metaverse会成为NextG互联网吗？愿景、炒作与现实
Will Metaverse be NextG Internet? Vision, Hype, and Reality
摘要：
Metaverse，前缀“Meta”（意为超越）和单词“universe”的组合，被认为是下一代（NextG）互联网。它旨在创建一个共享的虚拟空间，通过互联网连接所有虚拟世界，在那里，用户可以像在物理世界中一样进行通信和协作。尽管如此，仍然没有统一的Metaverse定义。本文首先介绍了我们对Metaverse的关键要求的看法，并回顾了业界大力倡导的内容和各种高科技公司的立场。然后，它简要介绍了现有的社交虚拟现实（VR）平台，可以被视为Metaverse的早期原型，并通过深入研究两个代表性平台（Meta的Workrooms和Microsoft的AltspaceVR）的网络操作和性能来进行现实检查。最后，它通过讨论进一步创新的几个机会和未来的方向得出结论。
英文摘要：
Metaverse, with the combination of the prefix "meta" (meaning transcending) and the word "universe", has been deemed as the next-generation (NextG) Internet. It aims to create a shared virtual space that connects all virtual worlds via the Internet, where users, represented as digital avatars, can communicate and collaborate as if they are in the physical world. Nevertheless, there is still no unified definition of the Metaverse. This article first presents our vision of what the key requirements of Metaverse should be and reviews what has been heavily advocated by the industry and the positions of various high-tech companies. It then briefly introduces existing social virtual reality (VR) platforms that can be viewed as early prototypes of Metaverse and conducts a reality check by diving into the network operation and performance of two representative platforms, Workrooms from Meta and AltspaceVR from Microsoft. Finally, it concludes by discussing several opportunities and future directions for further innovation.
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