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20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06)
Study on Eye-to-Eye Contact by Multi-Viewpoint Videos Merging System for Tele-immersive Environment
Vienna, Austria
April 18-April 20
ISBN: 0-7695-2466-4
Yasuo Ebara, Kyoto University, Japan
Tetsuya Nabuchi, Kyoto University, Japan
Naohisa Sakamoto, Kyoto University, Japan
Koji Koyamada, Kyoto University, Japan
We consider that eye-to-eye contact during face-to-face communication is important to understand each other in everyday communication. However, 3-D display usually requires deflection glasses and a head mount display (HMD), and it is difficult to carry out eye-to-eye contact in such a condition. To support face-to-face communication by group in tele-immersive environment, we constructed 3-D display environment using a merged video image obtained from the multi-viewpoint videos merging system set up in the actual space. In this paper, we have conducted experiments on the possibility of eye-to-eye contact by the multiviewpoint videos merging system with auto-stereoscopic display. From experimental results, we have proved that two estimators could realize eye-to-eye contact at each direction for a gazer on auto-stereoscopic display. In addition, we have showed that it is effective to locate cameras at the center or at the lower half of display in order to feel eye-to-eye contact.
Citation:
Yasuo Ebara, Tetsuya Nabuchi, Naohisa Sakamoto, Koji Koyamada, "Study on Eye-to-Eye Contact by Multi-Viewpoint Videos Merging System for Tele-immersive Environment," aina, vol. 2, pp.647-654, 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - Volume 2 (AINA'06), 2006
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