Metabook: A System to Automatically Generate Interactive AR Storybooks to Improve Children’s Reading Interest

We propose Metabook, a system to automatically generate interactive AR storybooks to improve children’s reading interest. Metabook introduces a story-to-3D-book generation scheme and a 3D avatar that combines multiple AI models as a reading companion. Our user study shows that Metabook can significantly increase children’s interest in reading. Teachers acknowledged Metabook’s effectiveness in enhancing reading enthusiasm by connecting verbal and visual thinking, expressing high expectations for its future potential in education.