Extra:Muros:Intra: Into the Heart of Quantum Matter

Extra:Muros:Intra: Into the Heart of Quantum Matter is a phenomenological investigation in design processes between digital and physical space. As the physical landscape changes with the hybridization of digital communications, classical concepts of Cartesian and Newtonian space are disrupted in non-classical, quantum indeterminacies. The research involves an interdisciplinary study of quantum physics and contemporary architecture in two phases: the first phase is a comparative analysis of spatial theory in modern architecture and quantum physics starting from the 20th century, and the second phase entails a research-creation prototype in the form of an experiential display, installed in a site-specific public location for 9 days. An analysis of quantum space theory is evaluated in the literature and materialized in the display through a variety of methods: a comparative literature study, observation and documentation, a sample study interviewing participants, and a reflective practice, through which the design process is assessed

Cross-Reality for Extending the Metaverse: Designing Hyper-Connected Immersive Environments with XRI

The Metaverse comprises technologies to enable virtual twins of the real world, via mixed reality, internet of things, and others. As it matures unique challenges arise such as a lack of strong connections between virtual and physical worlds. This work presents design frameworks for cross-reality hybrid spaces. Contributions include: i) clarifying the metaverse "disconnect", ii) extended metaverse design frameworks, iii) prototypes, and iv) discussions toward new metaverse smart environments

Extending the Metaverse: Hyper-Connected Smart Environments with Mixed Reality and the Internet of Things

The metaverse, i.e., the collection of technologies that provide a virtual twin of the real world via mixed reality, internet of things, and others, is gaining prominence. However, the metaverse faces challenges as it grows toward mainstream adoption. Among these is the lack of strong connections between metaverse objects and traditional physical objects and environments, which leads to inconsistencies for users within metaverse environments. To address this issue, this work explores the design and development of a framework for bridging the physical environment and the metaverse through the use of internet-of-things objects and mixed reality designs. The contributions of this include: i) an architectural framework for extending the metaverse, ii) design prototypes using the framework. Together, this exploration charts the course toward a more cohesive and hyper-connected metaverse smart environment

Extended Reality and Internet of Things for Hyper-Connected Metaverse Environments

The Metaverse encompasses technologies related to the internet, virtual and augmented reality, and other domains toward smart interfaces that are hyper-connected, immersive, and engaging. However, Metaverse applications face inherent disconnects between virtual and physical components and interfaces. This work explores how an Extended Metaverse framework can be used to increase the seamless integration of interoperable agents between virtual and physical environments. It contributes an early theory and practice toward the synthesis of virtual and physical smart environments anticipating future designs and their potential for connected experiences.Comment: In Proceedings of 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), Christchurch, New Zealand, 202