MetaEd: Metaverse-Assisted Virtual Classroom and Content Generation Framework Underlying 5G

Abstract

In this paper, we propose MetaEd, which is a metaverse enabled virtual classroom and content generation framework, with networking services employed over fifth generation (5G) network. The framework is designed for Education 5.0 space, and presents two key functions- a virtual classroom setup, where the teacher and the student avatars can interact (like in physical classroom) in near real time latency, which is assisted by ultra-reliable-low latency service (5G-uRLLC). Secondly, we present the digital content generation on meta-verse space, where digital assets (contents) with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are stored. The entire data is stored in offline interplanetary file system (IPFS) ledgers, and the content hash reference is stored in blockchain. The framework is operational over a Web 3.0 platform, which allows AI-based cognition to users to enhance personalization. The framework is deployed via simulated metaverse environment (Unity 3D) space, where avatar creation is done through Blender. Performance metrics shows a significant improvement of 59.93% in user-experienced bandwidth, lowered transaction size by 44.07% in blockchain, 44.37% in jitter rates. and 66.31% improvement in object rendering time for avatars, which signifies the viability of the framework in real Education 5.0 scenarios.