OPEN and co-created metaVERSe for Europe

• Forschungsstelle: SBFI
• Projektnummer: 23.00468

Abstract (Englisch)

Europe calls for the emergence of a Metaverse that characterises itself for being open, transparent, inclusive, ethically and environmentally responsible, but also capable of restoring the technological sovereignty of EU industry in the global scenario of competition. Such a European Metaverse would foster the following benefits: a) Higher accessibility, greater freedom and control, lower barriers to entry and more equitable distribution of resources; b) Interoperability, privacy and security as well as data ownership: an open human-centric Metaverse would allow different virtual worlds to interoperate with each other; c) More innovation, creativity, and social benefits: an open human-centric Metaverse would foster a collaborative environment where developers and users could work together to create new experiences and features. In that regards, the overarching aim of OPENVERSE is to contribute to laying the foundations of such a European Metaverse by establishing a knowledge base on it, setting up and animating a community of stakeholders, testing a methodology that combines user co-creation and XR in real world cases of industrial and societal relevance, exploring relevant ethical, legal, IPR and governance challenges, and producing industry standards as well as a technology and policy roadmap and recommendations to guide the future establishment of the Open Metaverse concept in Europe and worldwide.