Kirari! Ultra-realistic Communication Technology: Beyond 2020

Abstract

The NTT Group is creating new value to overcome the limitations of space through research and development of Kirari! ultra-realistic communication technology. Kirari! goes beyond simply improving sound and image quality; it is aimed at achieving a sense of realism, as though the objects or people being viewed were actually there in front of the viewer. This article gives an overview of Kirari! technology, introduces some application examples, including live public viewings and other unprecedented productions, and reviews trends for beyond 2020.

Creating a Prosperous Future through the Fruits of Research and Development

“…The immersive telepresence technology called "Kirari!" [4] has been exhibited at the NTT R&D Forum since 2015, when images of people were extracted from a recorded video and displayed in quasi-3D. In 2016, for the first time, images of people were extracted from a video in real time during my keynote address.…”

2020 Showcase--Providing Japan and the Rest of the World with State-of-the-art Technology for 2020

“…Details of our immersive telepresence technology can be found in the article "2020 Public Viewing-Kirari! Immersive Telepresence Technology" [7] in this issue.…”

Optical Full-mesh Network Technologies Supporting the All-Photonics Network

“…NTT laboratories aim to provide ultra-realistic services [1] that break through the time-space wall by enabling the real-time sharing of not only ultra-highdefinition video information but also diverse content that includes information conveyed through the five senses such as touch and hearing. However, providing such services to a large number of people will require a network that can transmit diverse and largecapacity content with low latency.…”