TY - JOUR TI - Technological, Social and Legal Aspects of the Metaverse in the Light of the Literature Review AU - Popiołek, Malwina AU - Cyrek, Barbara AU - Giermak, Maciej AU - Barańska, Marzena TI - Technological, Social and Legal Aspects of the Metaverse in the Light of the Literature Review AB - In this paper, we have reviewed selected issues related to the metaverse concept, taking into account selected social, technological, and legal aspects. We focused on reviewing the newest literature on the metaverse topic published in the years 2020–2023. The database was gained through Google Scholar search, in order to check if any specific publishers or research areas are dominant among results provided by this search engine. The qualitative content analysis of the literature within the scope of technology, social sciences, and law, revealed the most promising and most threatening aspects of metaverse development and dissemination. JEL: O3, K2, K4 * The article was developed within the framework of the project “Experience and immersive technologies – from creative practice to educational theory” in partnership with Jagiellonian University, Łódź Film School, University of Malta and University of Athens (project ID number: 2020-1-PL01-KA226-HE-095891). VL - 2022 IS - Volume 10, Issue 4 PY - 2023 C1 - 2354-0214 SP - 281 EP - 297 DO - 10.4467/23540214ZM.22.019.17963 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-mediami/article/technological-social-and-legal-aspects-of-the-metaverse-in-the-light-of-the-literature-review KW - metaverse KW - virtual reality KW - augmented reality KW - virtual worlds KW - digital twin technology