A phenomenological introduction to the metaverse and the sustainable approach

After Facebook rebranded as Meta, the “metaverse” became a powerful vehicle for repackaging old technology, overselling new benefits, and capturing the imagination of speculative investors. Though a ۳۰-year-old idea, its roots span nearly a century. Every decade brings a platform shift—from mainframes to personal computers and the internet, then to mobile and cloud computing—yet it remains difficult to determine who will lead a new era and how. Every innovation hints at a constructive and beneficial future, but ideas born of the human mind have often harmed humanity and morality, especially when they reach incalculable complexity that is hard to manipulate properly. To build a better future, we must be as serious about shaping it as others are about investing in it. This article, prepared by reviewing library documents, first discusses the metaverse and the philosophy of its formation, then presents virtual space as its platform. Phenomenological analyses are offered using Heidegger’s views on the metaverse and sustainable design, and finally, conclusions are drawn based on this.

کلیدواژه ها:

Metaverse ، Cyberspace ، Sustainable approach ، Phenomenology