CIVIC: Cooperative Immersion Via Intelligent Credit-sharing in DRL-Powered Metaverse
2026-04-02 • Networking and Internet Architecture
Networking and Internet Architecture
AI summaryⓘ
The authors developed a system called CIVIC to help multiple Metaverse service providers share resources better so users have a smoother and more immersive experience. They treat the problem as tough math puzzles and use artificial intelligence (Deep Reinforcement Learning) to figure out the best way to allocate resources. Their system improves how many user requests get completed and shared fairly among providers, even when demand changes suddenly. They tested CIVIC thoroughly and found it works well under real-world conditions.
MetaverseResource allocationVirtual EnvironmentsDigital TwinsImmersionMulti-service providersCredit sharingDeep Reinforcement LearningNon-cooperative gameGeneral Credit Pool
Authors
Amr Aboeleneen, Mohamed Abdallah, Aiman Erbad, Amr Salem
Abstract
The Metaverse faces complex resource allocation challenges due to diverse Virtual Environments (VEs), Digital Twins (DTs), dynamic user demands, and strict immersion needs. This paper introduces CIVIC (Cooperative Immersion Via Intelligent Credit-sharing), a novel framework optimizing resource sharing among multiple Metaverse Service Providers (MSPs) to enhance user immersion. Unlike existing methods, CIVIC integrates VE rendering, DT synchronization, credit sharing, and immersion-aware provisioning within a cooperative multi-MSP model. The resource allocation problem is formulated as two NP-hard challenges: a non-cooperative setting where MSPs operate independently and a cooperative setting utilizing a General Credit Pool (GCP) for dynamic resource sharing. Using Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for tuning resources and managing cooperating MSPs, CIVIC achieves 12-36% higher request completion, 23-70% higher fulfillment rates, 20-60% more served clients, and up to 51% more fairly distributed requests, all with competitive costs. Extensive experiments demonstrate CIVIC's resilience, adaptability, and robust performance under dynamic load conditions and unexpected demand surges, making it suitable for real-world distributed Metaverse infrastructures.