'Holoportation' hits the road as Microsoft refines live video hologram system
Microsoft has offered a glimpse at the power of its HoloLens device, using the augmented reality technology to create holograms from live video in a process dubbed 'Holoportation'.
The live hologram, created by using multiple 3D cameras to capture a subject from every angle, means the Hololens can literally broadcast a person directly into a room, with plans to be able to broadcast using cellular data in the near future.
First revealed in March, the AR tech has taken a huge leap forward, with the technology now being used outside of a studio, inside a moving car.
The system has varying levels of advancement, at its basic level able to render a model with just two cameras capable of recording depth. The more cameras used, the better quality a model can be rendered.
The technology does have some drawbacks. While the bandwidth has been significantly reduced, Holoportation still requires 30-50mbps in bandwidth to broadcast effectively. Users can also only see each other while wearing a Hololens device.
“The greatest challenge was bandwidth, which we reduced by 97 per cent using an innovative approach to compression,” said a blog posted on the Microsoft website. “This new mobile Holoportation system greatly increases the potential applications of real-time 3D capture and transmission.”
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