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.

翻译：元宇宙，即通过混合现实、物联网等技术提供现实世界虚拟镜像的技术集合，正日益受到重视。然而，随着其向主流应用迈进，元宇宙面临诸多挑战，其中突出问题是元宇宙对象与传统物理对象及环境之间缺乏强连接，导致用户在元宇宙环境中体验不一致。为解决该问题，本文探索设计并开发了一个通过物联网对象与混合现实设计来桥接物理环境与元宇宙的框架。本研究贡献包括：i) 扩展元宇宙的架构框架；ii) 采用该框架的设计原型。这一探索共同为构建更具凝聚力、超连接的元宇宙智能环境指明了方向。