"Next-Generation Tele-Immersive Devices for Desktop Trans-Oceanic Collaboration"

Next-Generation Tele-Immersive Devices for Desktop Trans-Oceanic Collaboration

Johnson, A., Leigh, J., DeFanti, T., Sandin, D., Brown, M., Dawe, G.

• Publication: San Jose, CA
• Link: http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/spie2/spie.html
• PDF: nextgen.pdf

User at ImmersaDesk2 Interacting with Live Video Avatar Credit: J. Leigh, EVL

Tele-Immersion is the combination of collaborative virtual reality and audio / video teleconferencing. With a new generation of high-speed international networks and high-end virtual reality devices spread around the world, effective trans-oceanic tele-immersive collaboration is now possible. But in order to make these shared virtual environments more convenient workspaces, a new generation of desktop display technology is needed.