Holoportation is a new type of 3D capture technology that allows high-quality 3D models of people to be reconstructed, compressed and transmitted anywhere in the world in real time. When combined with mixed reality displays such as HoloLens, this technology allows users to see, hear, and interact with remote participants in 3D as if they are actually present in the same physical space. Communicating and interacting with remote users becomes as natural as face-to-face communication.
Team webpage:
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/groups/i3d/
Video:
http://youtu.be/7d59O6cfaM0
holoportation is a new type of 3D capture technology that allows high quality 3D models of people to be reconstructed, compressed, and transmitted anywhere in the world in real-time. When combined with mixed reality displays such as HoloLens, this technology allows users to see and interact with remote participants in 3D as if they are actually present in their physical space. Communicating and interacting with remote users becomes as natural as face to face communication.
Some other items on this:
- Microsoft’s “holoportation” lets you augment someone else’s reality — from gizmag.com by Eric Mack
- ‘Holoportation’ demo makes live-video holograms look easy — from engadget.com by Timothy Seppala
Microsoft Research shows off how HoloLens can bring distant family members into your living room. - Microsoft HoloLens delivers ‘Star Wars’ holographic message we’ve been waiting for — from mashable.com by Adario Strange
Addendum:
- Augmented Reality Startup Daqri Acquires Hologram Maker To Take On Microsoft HoloLens — from forbes.com by Aaron Tilley