"Metauniverse" is an international hot word in 202 1 year, and 202 1 year is called "the first year of Metauniverse". As a new thing in the frontier field of human science and technology, the meta-universe is not only controversial in its definition, but also has many different views on its past development and key characteristics.
Chinese "metauniverse" is a literal translation from the English term metauniverse. Its prefix "Yuan-"means "Yuan" and "Transcendental", and its root "Rhyme" stands for the universe, which means "Transcendental Universe". Some people also translate it into "super universe", "super meta domain", "virtual reality" and "virtual world".
The online edition of Oxford English Dictionary defines metauniverse as "a virtual reality space in which users can interact with computer-generated environment and other people". Wikipedia defines it as "a 3D virtual space with the characteristics of connection perception and enjoyment based on the future Internet, which is characterized by convergence and physical persistence through the physical reality of virtual reality".
Hypercosmic fever arose from industry. In the global industry, there are different definitions of metauniverse. Mark zuckerberg, the founder of Metacompany, envisioned the Metauniverse as a social platform with super immersion, which combined with virtual reality technology and was built by exclusive hardware devices. Tencent believes that the metauniverse is a virtual digital world independent of the real world, and users can start a new "all-real" life with their new identities after entering this world.
Academic circles also have different definitions of hyperuniverse. Chen Gang and Dong Haoyu of School of Journalism and Communication of Peking University believe that "Metauniverse is a virtual world linked and created by scientific and technological means, which is mapped and interacted with the real world, and it is a digital living space with a new social system". Shenyang, Tsinghua University School of Journalism, pointed out that the hyperuniverse is an idea and a concept. Metauniverse is still an evolving concept, and different participants are constantly enriching its meaning in their own ways.
The research team in Shenyang defined, "Metauniverse is a new Internet application and social form that combines many new technologies. It provides an immersive experience based on augmented reality technology, generates a mirror image of the real world based on digital twin technology, builds an economic system based on blockchain technology, closely integrates the virtual world with the real world in economic system, social system and identity system, and allows each user to produce content and edit the world. "