Virtual Reality and Metaverse: Impact on the Digital Transformation of Society II

Dear Colleagues,

Society is becoming increasingly digitized, and all sectors are becoming more and more adapted to this digitization process. Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, the metaverse, etc., are nearing closer to everyday life. This Special Issue seeks to provide an overview of the opinions of different sectors of society regarding this digital transformation. In this regard, studies that analyze how multiple sectors are adapting to this technological change are welcome. Thus, the opinions of professionals in the health, education, and tourism industries, among others, are of particular interest to compare how this technological change affects different professional groups. We are also interested in identifying the advantages associated with specific sectors, the difficulties encountered, limitations in the use of certain technologies, etc.

This Special Issue is open to submissions of either in-depth original technical articles or survey/review papers. All submissions will be subject to a rigorous peer review and should cover quantitative or qualitative analyses with good scientific soundness and provide new contributions in a specific sector or a comparison between different sectors. We warmly invite researchers to submit their contributions to this Special Issue. Potential topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Non-immersive virtual reality;
• Immersive virtual reality;
• Augmented reality;
• Mixed reality;
• XReality;
• VR/AR/MR collaboration;
• Education with VR/AR/MR;
• Use of 360° video for VR;
• Instruction of qualified staff through VR/AR/MR applications;
• Virtual laboratories;
• Virtual reality systems;
• Virtual reality tools and toolkits;
• 3D interactive environments;
• Metaverse;
• Artificial Intelligence.

Dr. Diego Vergara
Guest Editor

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• virtual reality
• augmented reality
• mixed reality
• virtual environments
• metaverse

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