Title
TogetherVR: A framework for photorealistic shared media experiences in 360-degree VR
Author
Prins, M.J.
Gunkel, S.N.B.
Stokking, H.M.
Niamut, O.A.
Publication year
2018
Abstract
Virtual reality (VR) and 360° video are reshaping the media landscape, creating a fertile business environment. In the past years, many new 360° cameras and VR headsets entered the consumer market. Distribution platforms are being established and new production studios are emerging. VR is a hot topic in research and industry, and many new and exciting interactive VR contents and experiences are emerging. The biggest gap we see in these experiences is the lack of social and shared aspects of VR usage, as today's VR applications tend to be an isolated endeavor. In this paper, we present TogetherVR, a web-based framework for the creation and evaluation of social and shared VR experiences in which users can communicate with a high degree of presence and in photorealistic video quality. We further elaborate on three multiuser VR cases: watching TV together in VR, social collaboration in VR, and social VR conferencing in a mixed reality setting. © 2002 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
Subject
Infostructures
Information Society
Photorealistic
social VR
vR
web
Industrial research
Business environments
Consumer market
New production
Photo-realistic
Photo-realistic video
social VR
VR applications
Web-based framework
Mixed reality
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5594/jmi.2018.2840618
TNO identifier
842184
Publisher
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
ISSN
1545-0279
Source
SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, 127 (7), 39-44
Article number
8424255
Document type
article