Virtual Space Teleconferencing Using a Sea of Cameras

A new approach to telepresence is presented in which a multitude of stationary cameras are used to acquire both photometric and depth information A virtual environment is constructed by displaying the acquired data from the remote site in accordance with the head position and orientation of a local participant Shown are preliminary results of a depth image of a human subject calculated from closely spaced video camera positions A user wearing a head mounted display walks around this D data that has been inserted into a D model of a simple room Future systems based on this approach may exhibit more natural and intuitive interaction among participants than current D teleconferencing systems

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