Metaverse space and virtual technologies in human-computer interaction

U radu je detaljno opisan koncept metaverzuma kao budućnost interakcije u virtualnom svijetu u svim aspektima života, od igranja do istraživanja i razvoja. Predstavljene su sve značajne virtualne tehnologije koje su ključne za njegovu realizaciju, a nakon tog opisana su područja primjene ovih tehnologije. Zatim su objašnjeni izazovi pri samoj realizaciji metaverzuma, te je potom predstavljeno područje zvano interakcija čovjek-računalo (HCI). Konačno, u praktičnom dijelu rada izrađen je virtualni laboratorij na fakultetu Strojarstva i Brodogradnje gdje je cilj bio testirati nove tehnologije kao što je virtualna stvarnost čiji je cilj uronjivost i interaktivnost, te vizualizacija u stvarnom vremenu koje stavlja naglasak na realističnosti sustava.This paper describes in detail the concept of the metaverse as the future of interaction in the virtual world in all aspects of life, from gaming to research and development. All significant virtual technologies that are key to its realization are presented, as well as the fields of their applications. Then the challenges in the realization of the metaverse were explained, and later the human-computer interaction (HCI) was presented. Finally, in the practical part of the work, virtual laboratory was created at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, where the goal was to test new technologies such as virtual reality that focuses on immersion and interactivity, as well as real-time visualization, which emphasizes the realism of the syste