Web-based geolocated, teleoperated and interactive XR tours for cultural inheritance

Abstract

In the future, museums may undergo a partial transformation where traditional tours are replaced by teleoperated tours, offering innovative museum experiences. This transition is made possible by technological advances in various domains such as Extended Reality (XR), media workflow management or positioning systems. However, there is still a lack of synergy between these technologies to create comprehensive and seamless experiences that enable professionals to remotely guide visitors or cater to multiple groups and individuals simultaneously. To address this gap, we propose a web-based architecture that combines the following research themes: (i) Accurate indoor localization systems for museum visits, with an emphasis in geofencing; (ii) Low-latency interactive audio and video workflow management between visitors and guides; (iii) Rich AR and VR interactions between visitors and guides as well as the visitors themselves.