Uncovering the Metaverse within Everyday Environments: a Coarse-to-Fine Approach
This addresses the need for users to interact with the metaverse in augmented reality settings, but it is incremental as it builds on existing marker-based technologies.
The paper tackles the problem of connecting to virtual worlds in everyday environments by introducing a vision-based approach using Artcode visual markers to uncover hidden metaverse links, with experiments showing effectiveness in localisation and enabling new interactions.
The recent release of the Apple Vision Pro has reignited interest in the metaverse, showcasing the intensified efforts of technology giants in developing platforms and devices to facilitate its growth. As the metaverse continues to proliferate, it is foreseeable that everyday environments will become increasingly saturated with its presence. Consequently, uncovering links to these metaverse items will be a crucial first step to interacting with this new augmented world. In this paper, we address the problem of establishing connections with virtual worlds within everyday environments, especially those that are not readily discernible through direct visual inspection. We introduce a vision-based approach leveraging Artcode visual markers to uncover hidden metaverse links embedded in our ambient surroundings. This approach progressively localises the access points to the metaverse, transitioning from coarse to fine localisation, thus facilitating an exploratory interaction process. Detailed experiments are conducted to study the performance of the proposed approach, demonstrating its effectiveness in Artcode localisation and enabling new interaction opportunities.