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Tele-Immersion Concepts.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
|July 11, 2018
Summary
This study introduces a structured principle for describing tele-immersion systems, unifying diverse concepts by analyzing communication directions and operations on volumes. This framework enables systematic comparison and enumeration of tele-immersion system designs.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Virtual Reality
Background:
- Tele-immersive system development is constrained by current technology, leading to technology-centric descriptions.
- Existing systems are often described by implementable scenarios, hindering conceptual comparison across different fields.
- Diverse views on tele-immersion exist, including tele-operated robots, immersive video conferencing, and tele-collaboration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a general, structured principle for describing the conceptual aspects of any tele-immersion system.
- To unify different perspectives on tele-immersion by separating immersion descriptions for each communication direction.
- To enable systematic comparison and enumeration of tele-immersion concepts through a defined typology.
Main Methods:
- Characterizing communication between locations using a graph representation.
- Describing immersion as operations on volumes for each directed communication edge.
- Developing a typology based on the general principle to classify and compare tele-immersion concepts.
Main Results:
- A unified, structured principle for conceptual description of tele-immersion systems is presented.
- A typology is defined, facilitating the comparison and enumeration of tele-immersion concepts.
- The principle is applied to survey existing systems, integrating scenarios like tele-operated robots and immersive video conferencing.
Conclusions:
- The proposed principle offers a convenient way to grasp core conceptual ideas in tele-immersion.
- Key concepts such as direct interaction, locational presence, spatial consistency, symmetries, and self-inclusion are better understood.
- The framework supports a more cohesive understanding and development of diverse tele-immersive applications.
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