filename     : Kus16a.pdf
entry        : toappear
conference   : CASA 2016, Geneva, 25-25 May, 2016
pages        : 89--96
year         : 2016
month        : May
title        : An Immersive Bidirectional System for Life-size 3D Communication
subtitle     :
author       : Claudia Pluess (Kuster), Nicola Ranieri, Jean-Charles Bazin, Tobias Martin, Pierre-Yves Laffont, Tiberiu Popa, Markus Gross
booktitle    : Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Computer Animation and Social Agents
ISSN/ISBN    : 978-1-4503-4745-7
editor       : 
publisher    : ACM
publ.place   : 
volume       : 
issue        : 
language     : English
keywords     : telepresence systems, telecommunication, 3d displays, 3d video processing
abstract     : Telecommunication and video conferencing are an integral part of modern society with implications in many aspects of everyday life. However, compared to a meeting in person, the sense of presence is still limited in electronic communication. In this paper, we present a novel system for life-size 3D telecommunication. It is designed to create an immersive user experience by seamlessly embedding a remote conversation partner into the local environment. To achieve this, users are captured in 3D by hybrid (color+depth) sensors and displayed on a life-size transparent 3D display. We have built two instances of this system in Zurich and Singapore. They form a complete and fully functional prototype enabling bidirectional communication in real-time over a long distance. We further demonstrate alternative hardware setups, which make our system flexible and adaptable to different usage scenarios.