Distributed Metaverse: Creating Decentralized Blockchain-based Model for Peer-to-peer Sharing of Virtual Spaces for Mixed Reality Applications

ABSTRACT

Mixed reality telepresence is becoming an increasingly popular form of interaction in social and collaborative applications. We are interested in how created virtual spaces can be archived, mapped, shared, and reused among different applications. Therefore, we propose a decentralized blockchain-based peer-to-peer model of distribution, with virtual spaces represented as blocks. We demonstrate the integration of our system in a collaborative mixed reality application and discuss the benefits and limitations of our approach.

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Index Terms

• Human-centered computing

  • Human computer interaction (HCI)

    • Interactive systems and tools

      • User interface management systems

  • Ubiquitous and mobile computing

    • Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools