Accounting firm performance and the metaverse realism in Nigeria

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56294/mr202469

Keywords:

Metaverse, Accountants, Technology, Firm, Nigeria

Abstract

The study aim to explore accounting firm performance and the metaverse realism. The study acknowledged the fact that metaverse is a collection of mixed-reality online spaces which allows users to communicate with each other virtually. Usually featuring digital materials and a personalized avatar, these communal virtual areas are engaging. Video games and mobile applications are now included in the range of metaverse-related technologies, which also include augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). With a computer, tablet, or smartphone, anyone may access the metaverse, which is like a 3D version of the Internet and does not require a VR headset. The benefits and challenges of the metaverse was extra in the study, while also advocated that accountants and their firms should comply to the rules and regulations guiding the metaverse. The study concluded that firms should think about teaching and training their staff to service customers in this new environment in addition to making a presence in the metaverse.

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2024-07-25

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Uwhejevwe-Togbolo SE, Enaibre Ighosewe F, Festus Ubogu E. Accounting firm performance and the metaverse realism in Nigeria. Metaverse Basic and Applied Research [Internet]. 2024 Jul. 25 [cited 2024 Dec. 1];3:69. Available from: https://mr.ageditor.ar/index.php/mr/article/view/55