• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1122-1135
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• 2022

With the development of digital technology and the influence of the global pandemic, the metaverse, a three-dimensional virtual world, is receiving attention in society, economy and overall industry, and the manufacturing industry is also accepting it as a major strategic agenda for digital transformation. Therefore, in this study, the concept of the industry metaverse from the perspective of the manufacturing industry was defined, and the types of the industry metaverse were classified into four types by reflecting the characteristics of the manufacturing industry based on the general metaverse scenario presented in previous studies. These are Virtual behavior simulation, Augmented operation of business objects and Virtual experience simulation, Augmented decision of business subjects. In addition, through case analysis of solutions used in the manufacturing industry, it was confirmed that the central technology of the Industry Metaverse is the digital twin, and that it is being implemented by convergence with major digital technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, digital human, and AI. This study will be able to provide guidelines for future research on the metaverse from the perspective of the manufacturing industry and establishment of a digital transformation strategy for the industry.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.253-258
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• 2021

4차 산업혁명과 기술의 발달로 VR&AR 시장의 기술력이 발전하고, COVID-19로 인한 물리적 공간의 제약이 없는 디지털 환경에 대한 수요가 증가하여 기업들은 집합 금지 제한 및 규정에 대한 솔루션을 메타버스를 활용하여 해결하고자 노력하고 있다. 그러나 메타버스, VR (Virtual Reality), AR(Argumented Reality), Digital Twin 등 시장이 확장되고 있는 상황에서 메타버스에 대한 명확한 정의 또는 분류체계에 대한 선행연구가 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구는 VR&AR, Digital Twin에 대한 이해를 바탕으로 메타버스에 대해 이해하고 선행연구, 국내외 사례 분석을 통해 메타버스 활용 산업을 정의하고 사례 분석을 통한 산업별 서비스를 도출하여 메타버스 산업-서비스 분류체계 및 Matrix를 구성하였다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2023

As changes in social and economic paradigms are accelerating, and non-contact has become the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, metaverse services that build societies in online activities and virtual reality are spreading rapidly. This study analyzes the perception and trend of metaverse fashion using big data. TEXTOM was used to extract metaverse and fashion-related words from Naver and Google and analyze their frequency and importance. Additionally, structural equivalence analysis based on the derived main words was conducted to identify the perception and trend of metaverse fashion. The following results were obtained: First, term frequency(TF) analysis revealed the most frequently appearing words were "metaverse," "fashion," "virtual," "brand," "platform," "digital," "world," "Zepeto," "company," and "game." After analyzing TF-inverse document frequency(TF-IDF), "virtual" was the most important, followed by "brand," "platform," "Zepeto," "digital," "world," "industry," "game," "fashion show," and "industry." "Metaverse" and "fashion" were found to have a high TF but low TF-IDF. Further, words such as "virtual," "brand," "platform," "Zepeto," and "digital" had a higher TF-IDF ranking than TF, indicating that they had high importance in the text. Second, convergence of iterated correlations analysis using UNICET revealed four clusters, classified as "virtual world," "metaverse distribution platform," "fashion contents technology investment," and "metaverse fashion week." Fashion brands are hosting virtual fashion shows and stores on metaverse platforms where the virtual and real worlds coexist, and investment in developing metaverse-related technologies is under way.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.432-433
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• 2021

가상의 세계인 메타버스를 구축하는 기술은 가상증강현실과 전자통신기술이 기반을 이루며, 하드웨어와 소프트웨어 등 여러 학문분야가 융합된 기술적 특성을 가지고 있고, 4차 산업혁명 발전에 주도적 역할을 할 기술이다. 메타버스는 아바타를 통해 사용자들이 놀이, 업무, 소비, 소통 등 각종 활동을 할 수 있는 플랫폼으로 비대면 사회에 새로운 산업으로 자리매김을 하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 메타버스에 대한 관심이 증가하면서 신 시장을 창출할 미래 유망 산업으로 발전이 기대되고 있는 가운데 메타버스의 활용분야를 살펴보고 미래 메타버스 산업에 대한 발전방향에 대한 고찰을 하고자한다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2022년도 봄 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.231-232
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• 2022

Metaverse refers to a digitally expanded world by combining real and virtual spaces. As reality expands into the digital world, various things that were not possible before are possible with the aid of the system, and its usefulness is spreading metaverse rapidly regardless of industry. In particular, it is relatively easier to display information from the virtual world over the real world than to bring information from the real world into the virtual world, which is why most industries are pursuing a metaverse using AR(Augmented Reality). The construction industry also tried to introduce the AR metaverse except in certain fields such as education, but it is being used only limitedly due to the limitations of AR devices. The disadvantages of AR devices, which are sensitive to afterimage effects, narrow viewing angles, and environmental influences, are the main reasons that make AR challenging to use in actual workplaces, not only in the construction industry but also in other industries. So as the technological maturity of VR(Virtual Reality) devices increases, VR will gradually replace AR. Therefore, in response to future changes, the construction industry should plan metaverse technology development using VR devices.

• 한국BIM학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.16-28
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• 2023

The concept of the Metaverse has been around not only for play but also for daily use. The interest in Metaverse is increasing, and various industries such as medicine, media, and financial started to use the new technology for diverse purposes. In addition, interest in the Metaverse is increasing in the architectural industry, but not much research has been done yet. Recently, some studies started to study focusing on the architectural design of Metaverse and the technological characteristics of Metaverse. However, there are limited studies about the utilization of the Metaverse in the architectural design process or construction process. From this perspective, the study aims to analyze the applicability of the Metaverse in the architectural design process through Metaverse case studies. In order to accomplish the research goal, the study classified user experience and technology of Metaverse in the literature review and Metaverse use in other industries such as commercial, medical, media entertainment, and construction industry. Then, this study analyzes six representative Metaverse platforms according to the application of Metaverse in the architectural design process. Finally, this study discussed the future direction and potential of Metaverse application in the Architectural design process.

• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aims to examine the opportunities in the food industry in the context of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse. The metaverse expands offline experiences into a virtual space and provides users with the advantage of overcoming the limitations of physical space. Research design, data and methodology: With the development of various contents based on advanced technology, the metaverse is becoming popular among the MZ generation (comprising millennials and Gen Zs), who are skilled at navigating digital platforms. Moreover, the previously entertainment game focused service has expanded to the business field after COVID-19; activities on the metaverse are now making space for economic value creation. I examined the recent global trends in the context of NFTs and the metaverse as well as the existing cases in Korea. Results: Globally, gaming and performance platforms such as Roblox, Fortnite etc. are still concentrated in the entertainment industry. However, as shown by ZEPETO and ifland in Korea there are many opportunities in the retail and food industries. Conclusions: We analyzed the ecosystems of the retail and food and beverage sectors, where the metaverse will be useful in the future, and have suggested the implications of the opportunities provided by the metaverse.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.193-211
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• 2023

This study explores consumer perceptions of the Metaverse, a new concept emerging post-pandemic. It applies the Technology Acceptance Model and Theory of Reasoned Action to examine how perceived usefulness, ease of use, attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions to adopt new technology are connected. The study analyzes samples obtained from a self-administered online survey, assessing experienced and inexperienced individuals to compare their perceptions toward Metaverse in the food service industry. The data is processed with SPSS and AMOS, utilizing factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Results show perceived usefulness and ease of use influencing attitudes, which, along with subjective norms, impact behavioral intentions, supporting hypotheses. As online experiences grow, Metaverse marketing could affect dining behaviors and purchases. The study offers insights for food service companies to enhance behavioral intentions, contributing to Metaverse advancement.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2022

Since the 21st century, the internet has been an essential existence due to the 4th industrial revolution and the development of IT technology, but the focus of the existing development direction has changed a lot over the past three years. COVID-19, also known as a pandemic, first occurred in 2020 escalating rapidly and cutting off society existing as an off-line form in every country. As non-face-to-face life continues, everyday technologies using online such as hybrid work have promptly developed, and an online virtual world called Metaverse excelled and became a phenomenal topic. In this study, theoretical considerations and the current status of the metaverse, which are being highlighted as global trend keywords, are examined, and the utility of the metaverse in the fashion industry was studied. Based on this study, it is expected that the work is recognized and brings helpful intuitions as a way to revitalize the shrinking fashion industry by using the metaverse, which is still in its infancy.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2021

As social interest in the metaverse increases, various metaverse platforms and services are appearing, and various security issues are emerging accordingly. In particular, since all activities are performed in a variety of virtual spaces, and the metaverse utilizes sensing data using various hardware devices, more information is accumulated than other Internet services, and more damage can occur if information security is not guaranteed. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a metaverse security model that considers the major issues mentioned in previous papers and the necessary evaluation factors for the security functions required in the metaverse platform. As a result of performing the performance evaluation of the proposed model and the existing attribute information collection model, the proposed model can provide security functions such as anonymity and source authentication, which were not provided by the existing models.