The spatial XR-IoT (XRI) Zone Agents concept combines Extended Reality (XR), the Internet of Things (IoT), and spatial computing concepts to create hyper-connected spaces for metaverse applications; envisioning space as zones that are social, smart, scalable, expressive, and agent-based. These zone agents serve as applications and agents (partners, assistants, or guides) for users co-living and co-operating together in a shared spatial context. The zone agent concept is toward reducing the gap between the physical environment (space) and the classical two-dimensional user interface, through space-based interactions for future metaverse applications. This integration aims to enrich user engagement with their environments through intuitive and immersive experiences and pave the way for innovative human-machine interaction in smart spaces. Contributions include: i) a theoretical framework for creating XRI zone/space-agents using Mixed-Reality Agents (MiRAs) and XRI theory, ii) agent and scene design for spatial zone agents, and iii) prototype and user interaction design scenario concepts for human-to-space agent relationships in an early immersive smart-space application.

翻译：空间XR-IoT（XRI）区域代理概念融合了扩展现实（XR）、物联网（IoT）与空间计算理念，旨在为元宇宙应用构建超连接空间；将空间设想为具有社交性、智能性、可扩展性、表现力及基于代理的区域。这些区域代理充当在共享空间语境中共同生活与协作的用户的应用与代理（合作伙伴、助手或向导）。区域代理概念旨在通过面向未来元宇宙应用的基于空间的交互，缩小物理环境（空间）与传统二维用户界面之间的鸿沟。这种集成旨在通过直观且沉浸式的体验丰富用户与其环境的互动，并为智能空间中创新的人机交互铺平道路。贡献包括：i) 利用混合现实代理（MiRAs）与XRI理论创建XRI区域/空间代理的理论框架，ii) 空间区域代理的代理与场景设计，以及iii) 在早期沉浸式智能空间应用中，面向人与空间代理关系的原型及用户交互设计场景概念。