Title :
Beaming: An Asymmetric Telepresence System
Author :
Steed, Anthony ; Steptoe, William ; Oyekoya, W. ; Pece, F. ; Weyrich, Tim ; Kautz, Jan ; Friedman, Daniel ; Peer, Angelika ; Solazzi, M. ; Tecchia, Franco ; Bergamasco, Marco ; Slater, Mel
Abstract :
The Beaming project recreates, virtually, a real environment; using immersive VR, remote participants can visit the virtual model and interact with the people in the real environment. The real environment doesn´t need extensive equipment and can be a space such as an office or meeting room, domestic environment, or social space.
Keywords :
virtual reality; Beaming project; asymmetric telepresence; immersive VR; real environment; remote participants; virtual model; Avatars; Collaboration; Haptic interfaces; Human computer interaction; Multimedia communication; Robots; Virtual environments; Virtual reality; Visualization; Avatars; Beaming; Collaboration; Haptic interfaces; Human computer interaction; Kinect; Multimedia communication; Robots; SphereAvatar; Virtual environments; Virtual reality; Visualization; collaborative virtual reality; computer graphics; encountered-type haptic devices; haptic devices; head-mounted displays; human-computer interfaces; multimedia; robotics; spatial interfaces; virtual reality; visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2012.110
