# The IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Extended Reality (XR) Report - Metaverse and Its Governance ## Overview **Authors:** Melodena Stephens **Publication Date:** 14 June 2022 **Link:** **Keywords:** VR Identity, Digital Rights, Bodyright Concept, Post-Mortem Identity, Privacy in XR, Virtual Representation, Ethical Ownership, Augmented Reality Identity, Consent in Digital Spaces, Copyright for Identity. **Type:** Peer-Reviewed Journals/White Papers ## Summary This report focuses on the growing governance gaps between the potential of extended reality (XR), the popularity of the term metaverse, and the scale of the adoption of metaverse. While the metaverse as a concept is an advanced level of XR, we are not at that stage yet. However, there are valuable lessons from the past that may help direct and manage the present evolution of the metaverse.The hope is that the recommendations of this report will lead to more discourse between industry, governments, and other key stakeholders about the world they wish to live in or leave as an inheritance. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://library.xrguild.org/ethical-responsibility/the-ieee-global-initiative-on-ethics-of-extended-reality-xr-report-metaverse-and-its-governance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.