The metaverse delivered through converged and amalgamated technologies holds promise. No wonder technology heavyweights, large corporates, research organizations and businesses cutting across industry verticals are racing to put in place a metaverse-first strategy. The bets on consumers rapidly migrating from traditional social networks and collaborative applications to more immersive digital experiences have been placed. However, the transition is not expected to be seamless. Privacy, safety and security concerns abound in the early versions of the metaverse. Increased regulatory oversight and diverse national laws threaten to derail the hype around the metaverse. It is increasingly clear that the final iteration of the metaverse will need to assuage the concerns of individual users while addressing complex legal and regulatory requirements. Thus, a multi-perspective approach needs to be adopted to help set the agenda for the evolution of the metaverse. This research paper examines the different aspects and challenges which the future metaverse will need to address. A set of ”first principles” are formulated, which if implemented will lead to the development of an equitable, inclusive, safe and secure metaverse.

通过融合和合并技术提供的虚拟宇宙充满希望。难怪技术重量级人物、大型企业、研究机构和跨行业垂直领域的企业都在竞相实施虚拟宇宙优先战略。人们已经押注消费者迅速从传统社交网络和协作应用程序迁移到更加身临其境的数字体验。然而，预计过渡不会顺利。在元宇宙的早期版本中，隐私、安全和安保问题比比皆是。加强监管和多样化的国家法律可能会破坏虚拟宇宙的炒作。越来越明显的是，虚拟宇宙的最终迭代将需要缓解个人用户的担忧，同时满足复杂的法律和监管要求。因此，需要采用多视角的方法来帮助制定虚拟宇宙演变的议程。本研究论文探讨了未来元宇宙需要解决的不同方面和挑战。制定了一套“首要原则”，如果实施这些原则，将导致公平、包容、安全和有保障的元宇宙的发展。