Abstract
This article presents an implementation of a real-time dynamic 3D avatar from multiview cameras for immersive telecommunication. Immersive telecommunication is a new challenging field that enables a user to share a virtual space with remote participants, providing users with a sense of telepresence and interaction. The main objective is to offer rich communication modalities, as similar as those used in face-to-face meetings, like gestures, gaze awareness, realistic images, and correct sound direction. As a result, the user can be immersed and has natural interaction with remote participants. This would overcome the limitations of conventional video-based telecommunication as well as the VR-based collaborative virtual environment approaches.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 491-506 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Simulation and Gaming |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Dec |
Keywords
- 3D video avatar
- Image-based rendering
- Immersive display environment
- Immersive telecommunication
- Mixed reality
- Natural interaction
- Real time
- Telepresence
- virtual reality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- Computer Science Applications