In 2021, several high-impact businesses made the term metaverse a stimulant in the business market and a focal point of social debate, and it came into the spotlight like a new thing out of nowhere. The metaverse is not a new term "invented" by large technology companies such as Facebook. It appeared as early as Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel "Snow Crash." Similar conceptual descriptions of virtual reality worlds also exist in other fiction novels, comics, and movies. With Google trends showing that metaverse searches are at an all-time high in 2021 and over 2 million Wikipedia page views in 2021, there is an urgent need to understand the past and present life of the metaverse. Therefore, it is necessary to present the conceptual definition and evolution of the metaverse in an appropriate, attractive, and usable way. This project is an interactive digital website that republishes the history of revisions to the metaverse in Wikipedia, extracting each revision into terms and presenting a timeline of how the metaverse concept has changed. It is divided into two main parts, metaverse timeline and metaverse chronology, which have different meanings. The metaverse timeline represents the process of public awareness of the metaverse, while the chronology is when these terms and keywords first appeared in society or academia. Through communication and visual design, the key events driving the metaverse in the revised records from February 8, 2005, to March 8, 2022, are presented in an interactive timeline that allows for an accurate and intuitive reading. Although the content of the project was taken from Wikipedia and created no new concepts, it would still make sense to visualize the revision process. By presenting the revised records as a timeline, users can see that as the metaverse has been researched and understood by the community, it has been introduced and enriched with new concepts and more information, gradually expanding from an entry placeholder to a full description. They can understand that the metaverse had a wholly developed process rather than appearing out of nowhere.
Nel 2021, diverse aziende di grande impatto hanno reso il termine metaverso uno stimolo nel mercato degli affari e un punto focale del dibattito sociale, ed è arrivato sotto i riflettori come una novità dal nulla. Il metaverso non è un termine nuovo "inventato" da grandi aziende tecnologiche come Facebook. È apparso già nel romanzo "Snow Crash" di Neal Stephenson del 1992. Simili descrizioni concettuali di mondi di realtà virtuale esistono anche in altri romanzi, fumetti e film. Con le tendenze di Google che mostrano che le ricerche sul metaverso raggiungeranno il massimo storico nel 2021 e oltre 2 milioni di pagine di Wikipedia nel 2021, c'è un urgente bisogno di comprendere la vita passata e presente del metaverso. È quindi necessario presentare la definizione concettuale e l'evoluzione del metaverso in modo appropriato, attraente e fruibile. Questo progetto è un sito web digitale interattivo che ripubblica la storia delle revisioni del metaverso in Wikipedia, estraendo ogni revisione in termini e presentando una timeline di come il concetto di metaverso è cambiato. È diviso in due parti principali, metaverse timeline e metaverse chronology, che hanno significati diversi. La timeline del metaverso rappresenta il processo di sensibilizzazione del pubblico al metaverso, mentre la cronologia indica quando questi termini e parole chiave sono apparsi per la prima volta nella società o nel mondo accademico. Attraverso la comunicazione e il design visivo, gli eventi chiave che hanno guidato il metaverso nei documenti rivisti dall'8 febbraio 2005 all'8 marzo 2022 sono presentati in una timeline interattiva che consente una lettura accurata e intuitiva. Sebbene il contenuto del progetto sia stato tratto da Wikipedia e non abbia creato nuovi concetti, avrebbe comunque senso visualizzare il processo di revisione. Presentando i record rivisti come una linea temporale, gli utenti possono vedere che, man mano che il metaverso è stato ricercato e compreso dalla comunità, è stato introdotto e arricchito con nuovi concetti e maggiori informazioni, espandendosi gradualmente da una voce segnaposto a una descrizione completa. Possono capire che il metaverso ha avuto un processo interamente sviluppato piuttosto che apparire dal nulla.
Unfolding the metaverse story - the metaverse concept timeline based on wikipedia edits
Yu, Qi
2021/2022
Abstract
In 2021, several high-impact businesses made the term metaverse a stimulant in the business market and a focal point of social debate, and it came into the spotlight like a new thing out of nowhere. The metaverse is not a new term "invented" by large technology companies such as Facebook. It appeared as early as Neal Stephenson's 1992 novel "Snow Crash." Similar conceptual descriptions of virtual reality worlds also exist in other fiction novels, comics, and movies. With Google trends showing that metaverse searches are at an all-time high in 2021 and over 2 million Wikipedia page views in 2021, there is an urgent need to understand the past and present life of the metaverse. Therefore, it is necessary to present the conceptual definition and evolution of the metaverse in an appropriate, attractive, and usable way. This project is an interactive digital website that republishes the history of revisions to the metaverse in Wikipedia, extracting each revision into terms and presenting a timeline of how the metaverse concept has changed. It is divided into two main parts, metaverse timeline and metaverse chronology, which have different meanings. The metaverse timeline represents the process of public awareness of the metaverse, while the chronology is when these terms and keywords first appeared in society or academia. Through communication and visual design, the key events driving the metaverse in the revised records from February 8, 2005, to March 8, 2022, are presented in an interactive timeline that allows for an accurate and intuitive reading. Although the content of the project was taken from Wikipedia and created no new concepts, it would still make sense to visualize the revision process. By presenting the revised records as a timeline, users can see that as the metaverse has been researched and understood by the community, it has been introduced and enriched with new concepts and more information, gradually expanding from an entry placeholder to a full description. They can understand that the metaverse had a wholly developed process rather than appearing out of nowhere.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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