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What is Metaverse1

Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in Virtual Worlds and Environments
The ITEA2 Metaverse1 project aims at providing a standardized global framework enabling the interoperability between Virtual worlds (as for example Second Life, World of Warcraft, IMVU, Active Worlds, Google Earth and many others) and the Real world (sensors, actuators, vision and rendering, social and welfare systems, banking, insurance, travel, real estate and many others).
Published in Chapter:
Tourism in Virtual Worlds: Means, Goals and Needs
Samuel Cruz-Lara (LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France), José Manuel Cabello (Innovalia Association, Spain), Tarik Osswald (LORIA / INRIA Nancy - Grand Est, France), Antonio Collado (Carsa, Spain), José M. Franco (Avantalia, Spain), and Sergio Barrera (Virtualware, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-762-3.ch009
Abstract
This work is partially supported by the ITEA2 Metaverse1 (www.metaverse1.org) Project.
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