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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-statistics-and-management-systems</journal-id>
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        <journal-title> Journal of Statistics and Management Systems</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0014</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0510</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JSMS-1537</article-id>
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        <article-title>Metaverse demystified : Design insights, deployment, intricacies and mitigations</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Acharya</surname>
            <given-names>Anuradha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>LJ Institute of Computer Applications, LJK University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382210, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Macwan</surname>
            <given-names>Arnold</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>LJ Institute of Computer Applications, LJK University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382210, India</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shah</surname>
            <given-names>Yash</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>LJ Institute of Computer Applications, LJK University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 382210, India</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>28</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>1577</fpage>
      <lpage>1600</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>24</day>
        <month>11</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
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        <p>Over the past few years, the metaverse has become one of the most popular technologies. Unprecedented advancements in infrastructure and technology in recent years have made it possible for virtual intelligence to learn and adapt human behaviours and replicate human intelligence. Accordingly, the study looks at the different ways people may explore the Metaverse and how it can offer unique environments where users can develop and thrive in its immersive experience. The study explores the metaverse’s taxonomy, future prospects, and consequences from a future perspective. Besides this, it covers the associated problems and solutions and confers about the virtual world with various contexts. By envisioning the scope of a metaverse in which intelligent agents or humanoids and virtual environments coexist optimistically, the paper ends with a forward-looking outlook on the collaborative future of virtual intelligence and the real world. This will push the limits of human-computer interaction and open up new avenues for creativity and innovation.</p>
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        <kwd>Extended reality</kwd>
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