Immersive telepresence system using high-resolution omnidirectional movies and a locomotion interface

Sei Ikeda; Tomokazu Sato; Masayuki Kanbara; Naokazu Yokoya

doi:10.1117/12.526538

21 May 2004 Immersive telepresence system using high-resolution omnidirectional movies and a locomotion interface

Sei Ikeda, Tomokazu Sato, Masayuki Kanbara, Naokazu Yokoya

Proceedings Volume 5291, Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XI; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.526538
Event: Electronic Imaging 2004, 2004, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Technology that enables users to experience a remote site virtually is called telepresence. A telepresence system using real environment images is expected to be used in the field of entertainment, medicine, education and so on. This paper describes a novel telepresence system which enables users to walk through a photorealistic virtualized environment by actual walking. To realize such a system, a wide-angle high-resolution movie is projected on an immersive multi-screen display to present users the virtualized environments and a treadmill is controlled according to detected user's locomotion. In this study, we use an omnidirectional multi-camera system to acquire images real outdoor scene. The proposed system provides users with rich sense of walking in a remote site.

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Sei Ikeda, Tomokazu Sato, Masayuki Kanbara, and Naokazu Yokoya "Immersive telepresence system using high-resolution omnidirectional movies and a locomotion interface", Proc. SPIE 5291, Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems XI, (21 May 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.526538

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