WG6: Next Generation 3D Multimedia
In the near future, 3D multimedia services and application will certainly evolve from currently available technology to new directions, many of them unforeseen at the present. For instance, current stereoscopic 3D systems still exhibit various drawbacks that limit their widespread use, such as: i) the viewer needs to wear special glasses or headgear to get the depth perception; ii) only a single scene viewpoint is displayed to the various users, which means that when the user moves around the display device the viewing perspective does not change (i.e., there is no motion parallax); and iii) the viewer may experience visual discomfort and fatigue. 3D holoscopic imaging is seen as possible future approach to overcome some of these problems, allowing fully 3D images to be visible with bare eyes, exhibiting continuous motion parallax throughout the viewing zone and presenting a variety of many different views, depending on the observers’ position.
To tackle prospective evolution, this WG is concerned with the identification of next generation 3D multimedia services and applications. The activities in this WG will cover the quantification of system requirements for different services to be reported to each of the other WGs.
