1 INTRODUCTION  

2 COMPARATIVE STUDY  

3 METAVERSE TRENDS & PROJECTS IN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS  

4 ADVANCEMENT OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES  

5 NOVEL METAVERSE PIPELINE ECOSYSTEM  

6 METAVERSE INFRASTRUCTURE  

7 METAVERSE ENVIRONMENT DIGITIZATION  

8 METAVERSE USER INTERACTIONS  

9 EXISTING CHALLENGES & RESEARCH DIRECTIONS  

10 CONCLUSION