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The metaverse (元字宙)is a very big concept:It is a dynamic process in which the real world and the online virtual world penetrate,integrate and promote cach other

uring this process, the two parallel spaces become fully integrated with one another:Although not technically included withim the metaverse is veryimportant to the digital economy:The digital economy is closely linked to the real economy and is not merely a virtual concept:It is a series of economic activities that use cdata resources as key production factors, modem information networks as important carriers and effective use of information and communication technology as important driving forces for efficiency improvement and economic structure optimization: Thus, the digital economy has obvious “scale effects”,that is to say, whoever invests a lot in the carly stage and builds the infrastructure efficiently may sce growing advantages down the road:The metaverse,as an evolutionary direction of the digital economy,points out an important direction for digital infrastructureinvestment:The development Of the country's digital cconomy is also rapidly advancing in the direction of eight core elements of the metaverse,namely-identity,variety,friends,ubiquity,immersive,economy,low friction and civility: For example,digital payment modalities like digital RMB,the progress of the country's chip industry as well as augmented and virtual reality all have laid a solid foundation for the future of the country's digital economy:At present, the development of China's metaverse is in an exploratory stage with technical preparationsy but has not yet actually been commercialized: Judging from existing underlying technologies such as AR/VR,5G networks, brain-computer interfaces and AI,it will take timefor the countrys metaverse to truly get out of the gate:
96:The metaverse is a()process in which the realworld and the online virtual world penetrate,integrate and promote each other: (1.0 分)