MetaChain：一种基于区块链的虚拟实境应用框架
MetaChain: A Novel Blockchain-based Framework for Metaverse Applications
摘要：
Metaverse最近因其对未来互联网的潜力而引起了极大的关注。然而，要充分实现这种潜力，Metaverse应用程序必须克服各种挑战，如大量的资源需求，应用程序之间的互操作性，以及安全和隐私问题。在本文中，我们提出了MetaChain，这是一种新的基于区块链的框架，旨在解决Metaverse应用程序开发中出现的挑战。特别是，通过利用智能合约机制，MetaChain可以有效地管理和自动化Metaverse服务提供商（MSP）和Metaverse用户（MU）之间的复杂交互。此外，为了使MSP能够有效地为Metaverse应用程序和MU的需求分配其资源，我们设计了一种新的分片方案，以提高底层区块链的可扩展性。此外，为了利用MU的资源以及吸引更多的MU来支持Metaverse操作，我们使用Stackelberg博弈理论开发了一种激励机制，该激励机制奖励MU对Metaverse的贡献。通过数值实验，我们清楚地显示了用户的行为的影响，以及激励机制如何吸引更多的用户和资源的Metaverse。
英文摘要：
Metaverse has recently attracted paramount attention due to its potential for future Internet. However, to fully realize such potential, Metaverse applications have to overcome various challenges such as massive resource demands, interoperability among applications, and security and privacy concerns. In this paper, we propose MetaChain, a novel blockchain-based framework to address emerging challenges for the development of Metaverse applications. In particular, by utilizing the smart contract mechanism, MetaChain can effectively manage and automate complex interactions among the Metaverse Service Provider (MSP) and the Metaverse users (MUs). In addition, to allow the MSP to efficiently allocate its resources for Metaverse applications and MUs' demands, we design a novel sharding scheme to improve the underlying blockchain's scalability. Moreover, to leverage MUs' resources as well as to attract more MUs to support Metaverse operations, we develop an incentive mechanism using the Stackelberg game theory that rewards MUs' contributions to the Metaverse. Through numerical experiments, we clearly show the impacts of the MUs' behaviors and how the incentive mechanism can attract more MUs and resources to the Metaverse.
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