Tangible telemeeting system with tangible video avatar and large display

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new method for building tangible telemeeting(TTM) system using programmable graphics hardware. There are several kinds of components for building TTM system. Among them, we focus on display related components that support realistic display between local and remote participant in this paper. For realistic display, we have to support two kinds of parts largely. One is to provide an environment in which user can be immersed himself. For this, we provide a large display with high resolution image to cover up a field of view. The other is how to describe remote user realistically as if he or she can feel coexistence. To achieve this, we make realtime volumetric visual hull based tangible video avatar for natural interaction. With the proposed system, user can be immersed and has natural interaction in making a TTM.