Sofia Schöbel and Jan Marco Leimeister have jointly published a Fundamentals article in Electronic Markets.

The article deals with the topic of the metaverse and considers the metaverse as a platform ecosystem. Within the article, Sofia Schöbel and Jan Marco Leimeister not only look at the characteristics of platform ecosystems, but also discuss different roles that exist within metaverse platforms.

For a more in-depth look, the article looks at metaverse platform ecosystems from the following perspectives: Production, Interaction, Innovation, Transactions. Furthermore, the paper presents research implications based on different perspectives and provides a definition for metaverse platform ecosystems.

The paper can be viewed at the following link: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12525-023-00623-w.pdf