Recent developments in key technologies like 5G, Augmented and Virtual Reality (VR) and Tactile Internet result into new possibilities for communication. Particularly, these key digital technologies can enable remote communication, collaboration and participation in remote experiences. In this demo, we work towards 6-DoF photorealistic shared experiences by introducing a multi-view multisensor capture end-to-end system. Our proposed system acts as a baseline end-to-end system for capture, transmission and rendering of volumetric video of user representations. To handle multi-view video processing in a scalable way, we introduce a Multi-point Control Unit (MCU) to shift processing from end devices into the cloud. MCUs are commonly used to bridge videoconferencing connections, and we design and deploy a VR-ready MCU to reduce both upload bandwidth and end-device processing requirements. In our demo, we focus on a remote meeting use case where multiple people can sit around a table to communicate in a shared VR environment. CCS CONCEPTS • Information systems → Multimedia information systems; • Human-centered computing → Virtual reality; • Networks → Cloud computing.
Advances in robotics and multisensory displays allow extending telepresence ambitions beyond only "the feeling of being present at a remote location". In this paper, we discuss what may lie beyond telepresence and how we can transport both the functional and social self of a user. We introduce the embodiment illusion and its potential contribution to task performance and list important cues to evoke this illusion, including synchronicity in multisensory information, a firstperson visual perspective, and a human-like visual appearance and anatomy of the telepresence robot. We also introduce the concept of social presence and the important bidirectional social cues it needs, including eye contact, facial expression, posture, gestures, and social touch. For all these multisensory and social cues, we explain how they can be implemented in a telepresence system and describe our solution consisting of a closed control pod and a humanoid telepresence robot.
My supervisors, Frank ter Haar and Pablo Cesar, for providing invaluable guidance through their constructive feedback, great patience and extensive knowledge.• My colleagues at the Intelligent Imaging department of TNO, for their exciting suggestions, stimulating feedback and infectious enthusiasm.• My mom and sister, for their endless love, support and encouragement.• My grandparents, for always believing in me.
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