Title :
Developing a 2.5-D video avatar
Author :
Tamagawa, Ken ; Yamada, Toshio ; Ogi, Tetsuro ; Hirose, Michitaka
fDate :
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Immersive projection technology has become very popular as a virtual reality display system. A 2.5-D video avatar method was proposed and developed. The 2.5-D video avatar was created using a depth map generated by a stereo camera, and it was superimposed on the shared virtual world in real time. A 2.5-D video avatar was also transmitted between two immersive projection displays, computer augmented booth for image navigation (CABIN) and COSMOS, which were connected by a high bandwidth ATM network. In addition, we experimentally evaluated the accuracy of pointing when using the 2.5-D video avatar
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; augmented reality; display instrumentation; stereo image processing; telecommunication networks; video cameras; video signal processing; 2.5-D video avatar; CABIN; COSMOS; computer augmented booth for image navigation; depth map; high bandwidth ATM network; immersive projection displays; immersive projection technology; stereo camera; virtual reality display system; Avatars; Cameras; Collaborative work; Computer displays; Intelligent systems; Laboratories; Navigation; Three dimensional displays; Video sharing; Virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
