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The Creation of Virtual Stands in the Metaverse: Applications for the Textile Sector

Publicated to:Electronics. 14 (2): 359-359 - 2025-01-01 14(2), DOI: 10.3390/electronics14020359

Authors: Jover, Vicente; Sempere, Silvia; Ferrandiz, Santiago

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Ingn Graf, Campus Alcoi,Placa Ferrandiz Carbonell S-N, Alcoy 03801, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Ingn Mecan & Mat, Campus Alcoy,Placa Ferrandiz Carbonell S-N, Alcoy 03801, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Informat Technol, Campus Alcoi,Placa Ferrandiz Carbonell S-N, Alcoy 03801, Spain - Author

Abstract

This study explores the potential of the Metaverse in designing trade-fair stands for the exhibition of products and services related to the textile sector, with a particular focus on upholstery fabrics. The primary aim is to enhance relations between manufacturers and customers by leveraging virtual environments. This research is part of a broader investigation into the applications of the Metaverse within the framework of Industry 5.0, emphasizing design aspects and user engagement. The applied methodology seeks to extend the functionalities of traditional physical stands while offering a viable alternative for the promotion and sale of textile products. To create the digital environment, the Metaverse platform, Spatial.io, and its Spatial Toolkit-featuring a Unity-based template which allows for the more efficient editing of scenarios in their three-dimensional aspects-were employed. Although the template is subject to certain limitations imposed by Spatial, such as restricted access to Unity's full capabilities, these constraints were mitigated through effective programming. This enabled the incorporation of a texture selector, allowing users to combine and visualize fabric options dynamically. The authors of this article have designed a virtual stand in alignment with client specifications by applying compositional resources grounded in basic design principles of modernity and simple structural systems. This virtual stand was tested at the Habitat Fair in Valencia 2024. The results demonstrate the promising potential of these emerging technologies in advancing the capabilities of the textile sector.

Keywords

BasiDesignFurnitureMetaverseSpatialStandTextileTrade fair

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Electronics due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 115/250, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Computer Science, Information Systems. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-30:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 12 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Jover Peris, Vicente) and Last Author (Ferrándiz Bou, Santiago).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Jover Peris, Vicente.