Beyond Reality: Advancements in Computer Graphics for Immersive Metaverse Experiences
A special issue of Journal of Imaging (ISSN 2313-433X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mixed, Augmented and Virtual Reality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 31
Special Issue Editor
Interests: computer graphics; computer games; AI
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The convergence of computer graphics (CG) and immersive technologies is redefining the future of human–computer interaction (HCI) through the rise of the metaverse, a persistent, shared digital space where people can interact with each other and with intelligent virtual agents in real time. As immersive experiences become more seamless, realistic, and personalized, there is a growing need for sophisticated CG methods that enable not just visual fidelity, but presence, agency, and multisensory engagement.
This Special Issue aims to explore recent advances in real-time rendering, procedural content generation, photorealistic avatars, XR interoperability, and multisensory feedback mechanisms that underpin immersive metaverse experiences. We invite researchers and practitioners to submit original research papers, surveys, and application studies that demonstrate how breakthroughs in computer graphics are enabling novel metaverse applications across domains such as gaming, digital twins, education, healthcare, entertainment, and collaborative workspaces.
By curating contributions from both academia and industry, this Special Issue will serve as a forum for interdisciplinary dialogue on emerging technologies, design practices, and system architectures that are shaping the next generation of interactive virtual environments.
We welcome high-quality submissions related (but not limited) to the following topics:
- Advanced rendering pipelines for immersive environments;
- Procedural and AI-generated virtual content;
- Neural rendering and photorealistic digital humans;
- Cross-platform XR rendering and interoperability standards (e.g., glTF, USD);
- Multisensory interaction: visual, auditory, and haptic feedback;
- Edge/cloud-based graphics architectures for real-time applications;
- Digital twins and simulation-based graphics systems;
- Ethics and identity in visual representation;
- User studies on perception, realism, and interaction in virtual space.
Dr. Prashant Goswami
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metaverse
- real-time rendering
- immersive graphics
- digital twins
- extended reality (XR)
- neural rendering
- avatars
- AI in graphics
- 3D standards (USD/glTF)
- haptics
- computer vision in XR
- visual computing
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