%0 Journal Article %@ 1438-8871 %I JMIR Publications %V 25 %N %P e43549 %T The Metaverse, the Built Environment, and Public Health: Opportunities and Uncertainties %A Koohsari,Mohammad Javad %A McCormack,Gavin R %A Nakaya,Tomoki %A Yasunaga,Akitomo %A Fuller,Daniel %A Nagai,Yukari %A Oka,Koichiro %+ School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, 923-1292, Japan, 81 76151 ext 1705, koohsari@jaist.ac.jp %K virtual reality %K technology %K neighborhood %K urban design %K health %K epidemiology %K artificial intelligence %K sport sciences %K augmented reality %K health care %D 2023 %7 13.2.2023 %9 Viewpoint %J J Med Internet Res %G English %X There has been a growing interest in the “metaverse,” and discourse about how this platform may contribute to different fields of science is already beginning to emerge. In this paper, we discuss key opportunities and uncertainties about how a metaverse might contribute to advancing knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of the built environment and public health aimed at reducing noncommunicable diseases. %M 36780208 %R 10.2196/43549 %U https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e43549 %U https://doi.org/10.2196/43549 %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36780208