A Survey on Big Data Technologies and Their Applications to the Metaverse: Past, Current and Future

Haolan Zhang (), Sanghyuk Lee, Yifan Lu, Xin Yu and Huanda Lu
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Haolan Zhang: Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China
Sanghyuk Lee: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215000, China
Yifan Lu: Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China
Xin Yu: Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China
Huanda Lu: Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China

Mathematics, 2022, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-28

Abstract: The development of big data technologies, which have been applied extensively in various areas, has become one of the key factors affecting modern society, especially in the virtual reality environment. This paper provides a comprehensive survey of the recent developments in big data technologies, and their applications to virtual reality worlds, such as the Metaverse, virtual humans, and digital twins. The purpose of this survey was to explore several cutting-edge big data and virtual human modelling technologies, and to raise the issue of future trends in big data technologies and the Metaverse. This survey investigated the applications of big data technologies in several key areas—including e-health, transportation, and business and finance—and the main technologies adopted in the fast-growing virtual world sector, i.e., the Metaverse.

Keywords: big data; metaverse; digital human; big data technologies; virtual worlds; VR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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