“元宇宙”的术语定义及相关问题研究

Definition and Related Thoughts of Term“Metaverse”

近年来,全球掀起了元宇宙的投资和创业热潮,同时元宇宙也成为学术研究热点。“元宇宙”概念的泛化和定义模糊给相关研究、学术交流和产业发展造成了障碍。文章以元宇宙的概念为出发点,梳理了“元宇宙”术语定义的发展过程,对全国科学技术名词审定委员会提出的“元宇宙”定义(征求意见稿)进行了详细解读,分析了其定义的主要分歧,并对其做出了进一步思考,为元宇宙领域其他相关术语的定义和研究提供了思路。

In the recent years,a global upsurge of investment and entrepreneurship in metaverse has emerged.Metaverse has also become a hot spot in academic field.The vague definition of metaverse brings obstacles to academic exchanges.This paper introduces the definition of the term metaverse,interprets the definition in detail,analyzes the main differences of the definitions,and gives relevant thoughts.