3D Virtual Real World TV
3D Virtual Real World (VRW) TV is expected to be the next revolution in the history of television. It has only recently become feasible to deal with the high processing and bandwidth requirements for real-time acquisition, transmission, and display of high-resolution 3D VRW TV content. We have built a complete working virtual 3D VRW TV system. Our system performs real-time acquisition, transmission, and 3D display of dynamic scenes using a standard 3D platform engine. 3D VRW TV allows up to 32 users to interact in a real-time Tele3DWorld-immersive virtual real world. Users are represented by avatars which can operate in the 3D environment that enables 6 DOF and populated with hi-resolution 3D models (objects, environment, and other avatars) with surround sound. Avatars can be representations of themselves or manifestations of other people with voice communication.
Our system uses existing 3D engine platform technology, with standard broadband and internet protocols, and compression standards for immediate, real-time virtual-world 3D TV programmes and market studies. This system can plug into today's digital TV broadcast infrastructure and co-exist in perfect harmony with regular 2D TV. Today, digital broadcast networks carry hundreds of channels and presumably a thousand or more channels after the introduction of MPEG-4. This makes it plausible that a number of them could be dedicated to 3D virtual real world TV. Similar to HDTV, the introduction of 3D VRW TV can proceed incrementally, with one Virtual Real World 3D TV channel at first with more to follow, depending on market demand or requirement. Furthermore, our system demonstrates that 3D VRW TV offers a richer, more immersive experience than regular 2D TV. It increases the entertainment value and interactivity and realism without the encumbrance of special head mounted displays.
Anyone interested in being involved in creating a 3D VRW TV programme or being the virtual cameraman using this technology can contact http://www.mellanium.com or, see demonstration on http://skype:joe133952
e-mail tele3dworld (at) bethere.co.uk
Copyright (c) Ken Rigby for MellaniuM design and Tele3DWorld
Our system uses existing 3D engine platform technology, with standard broadband and internet protocols, and compression standards for immediate, real-time virtual-world 3D TV programmes and market studies. This system can plug into today's digital TV broadcast infrastructure and co-exist in perfect harmony with regular 2D TV. Today, digital broadcast networks carry hundreds of channels and presumably a thousand or more channels after the introduction of MPEG-4. This makes it plausible that a number of them could be dedicated to 3D virtual real world TV. Similar to HDTV, the introduction of 3D VRW TV can proceed incrementally, with one Virtual Real World 3D TV channel at first with more to follow, depending on market demand or requirement. Furthermore, our system demonstrates that 3D VRW TV offers a richer, more immersive experience than regular 2D TV. It increases the entertainment value and interactivity and realism without the encumbrance of special head mounted displays.
Anyone interested in being involved in creating a 3D VRW TV programme or being the virtual cameraman using this technology can contact http://www.mellanium.com or, see demonstration on http://skype:joe133952
e-mail tele3dworld (at) bethere.co.uk
Copyright (c) Ken Rigby for MellaniuM design and Tele3DWorld