Metaverse beyond the hype
Empirically assessing the future impact of metaverses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21403495 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Savvas Papagiannidi (0000-0003-0799-491X, Newcastle University, corresponding author), Ewelina Lacka (0000-0003-4911-2030, University of Edinburgh), Ariana Polyviou (0000-0002-9808-5422, Cyprus University of Technology), Yann Truong (0000-0002-8141-2781, ESSCA School of Management), Ben Marder (0000-0003-1641-2344, University of Edinburgh), Jonas Colliander (0000-0003-3358-499X, Stockholm School of Economics), Ilias O Pappas (0000-0001-7528-3488, University of Agder), Giray Gozgor (0000-0003-1238-8105, University of Bradford) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 225 |
| Pages | 124534 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Technological Forecasting and Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-1625 • E-ISSN: 1873-5509 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124534 |
| OpenAlex | W7125675304 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Investment (military) · Metaverse · Social impact · Social worlds · Transformative learning · Virtual world · Augmented Reality Applications · FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |