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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2024; 12(34): 6674-6678
Published online Dec 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i34.6674
Multimodal emotion recognition in the metaverse era: New needs and transformation in mental health work
Yan Zeng, Jun-Wen Zhang, Jian Yang
Yan Zeng, Department of Psychology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
Jun-Wen Zhang, Jian Yang, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
Author contributions: Zhang JW and Yang J conceptualized and designed the research; Zeng Y and Yang J performed the literature search, analyzed the data, and wrote the original manuscript; Zhang JW edited the final manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Education and Teaching Reform Project of the First Clinical College of Chongqing Medical University, No. CMER202305; and Natural Science Foundation of Tibet Autonomous Region, No. XZ2024ZR-ZY100(Z).
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Jian Yang, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing 400016, China. yangjian@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn
Received: March 26, 2024
Revised: August 24, 2024
Accepted: September 4, 2024
Published online: December 6, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: As the successor to the mobile Internet, metaverse refers to a shared, persistent, three-dimensional virtual space that serves as a digital extension of the real world. The future development of the metaverse is fraught with potential variables and uncertainties; however, we can discuss its possible directions and challenges. This editorial focuses on contemplating potential new needs and transformation in mental health work during the metaverse era from the perspective of multimodal emotion recognition.