Removing spatial boundaries in immersive mobile communications
Young, Jacob Brian
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Young, J. B. (2020). Removing spatial boundaries in immersive mobile communications (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/10218
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Abstract:
Despite a worldwide trend towards mobile computing, current telepresence experiences focus on stationary desktop computers, limiting how, when, and where researched solutions can be used. In this thesis I demonstrate that mobile phones are a capable platform for future research, showing the effectiveness of the communications possible through their inherent portability and ubiquity.
I first describe a framework upon which future systems can be built, which allows two distant users to explore one of several panoramic representations of the local environment by reorienting their device. User experiments demonstrate this framework's ability to induce a sense of presence within the space and between users, and show that capturing this environment live provides no significant benefits over constructing it incrementally.
This discovery enables a second application that allows users to explore a three-dimensional representation of their environment. Each user's position is shown as an avatar, with live facial capture to facilitate natural communication. Either may also see the full environment by occupying the same virtual space. This application is also evaluated and shown to provide efficient communications to its users, providing a novel untethered experience not possible on stationary hardware despite the inherent lack of computational ability available on mobile devices.
Date:
2020
Advisor:
Langlotz, Tobias; Regenbrecht, Holger; Mills, Steven
Degree Name:
Doctor of Philosophy
Degree Discipline:
Information Science
Publisher:
University of Otago
Keywords:
telepresence; mobile computing; cscw; co-presence; 3D reconstruction; augmented reality; video communication; remote collaboration
Research Type:
Thesis
Languages:
English
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