Extended Reality Platform for Metaverse Exhibition

Abstract

This paper proposes a web-based extended reality (XR) platform integrating exhibitions based on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The proposed platform includes an XR cloud for managing and sharing data in XR spaces, a VR client for users, and an AR client for real-world users. The XR cloud is a web-based VR service responsible for managing objects and spatial information related to real and virtual spaces while simultaneously facilitating real-time information sharing and synchronization between AR and VR users. The VR client offers a virtual exhibition environment based on the virtual space and information for VR users. The AR client overlays virtual information over objects in a real space, allowing for intuitive interaction with them. The proposed XR platform was implemented with Oculus Quest 2 for VR and HoloLens 2 for AR and was evaluated in a small exhibition environment. In this experimental environment, VR and AR users were able to participate in the same exhibition from different spaces and share their experiences in real time.