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European Media and Immersion Lab, or EMIL, is a pan-European network of extended reality (XR) labs consisting of 4 European academic institutions, with a mission to accelerate development of virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies, content, ...

The viewport in immersive media, exemplified by panoramic video, corresponds to the field of view (FoV) and significantly impacts both the volume of data transmission and the user experience. However, the instantaneous and highly dynamic nature of user ...

In the past decade, significant progress in imaging and computing technologies has unleashed the creation of more accurate representations of the physical world, enabling immersive and interactive experiences that more closely resemble reality [1]. As a ...

Immersive technologies such as virtual reality have enabled novel forms of education and training, where students can learn new skills in simulated environments. But some specialized training procedures, e.g. ESA-certified soldering, still involve real-...

Immersive experiences, such as remote collaboration and augmented and virtual reality, require delivery of large volumes of data with consistent ultra- low latency across wireless networks in fluctuating network conditions. We describe the high-level ...

Online shopping is becoming ubiquitous in everyday life, with shopping experiences primarily delivered through either websites or specialized applications. This format may create inclusivity problems for users with different needs, as not all websites ...

Recent technology advancements have driven the production of plenoptic devices that capture and display visual contents, not only as texture information (as in 2D images) but also as 3D texture-geometric information. These devices represent the visual ...

Elderly people in care homes face a great lack of contact with their families and loved ones. Social isolation and loneliness are detrimental factors for older people in their health condition, cognitive impairment and quality of life. We previously ...

Tools and platforms that enable remote communication and collaboration provide a strong contribution to societal challenges. Virtual meetings and conferencing, in particular, can help to reduce commutes and lower our ecological footprint, and can ...

Over the past several years artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have gained a considerable presence in immersive media. From assistance with real-time digital production to emerging novel forms of creative expression, applications of AI are becoming ...

As immersive technologies are increasingly being adopted by artists, dancers and developers in their creative work, there is a demand for tools and methods to design compelling ways of embodied interaction within virtual environments. Interactive ...

In the past 20 years the "Quality of Experience" (QoE) has increasingly become a necessary aspect to be taken into account by the multimedia industry. In fact, the QoE has allowed to extend the concept of image quality by considering other aspects to ...

In this paper, we discuss the design and implementation of a college-level course on immersive media at a performing arts institution. Focusing on the artistic applications of modern virtual reality technologies, the course aims to offer students a ...

Interactive Machine Learning is a promising approach for designing movement interaction because it allows developers to capture complex movements by simply performing them. We introduce a new tool being developed to make embodied interaction design ...

With omnidirectional videos, the viewer is able to direct her Field-of-View (FoV) to any part of the scene while watching the content. This is achieved by rendering the 360 video content on the inside of a (conceptual) sphere in which the viewer is ...

Previous research has shown that adding multisensory media-mulsemedia-to traditional audiovisual content has a positive effect on user Quality of Experience (QoE). However, the QoE impact of employing mulsemedia in 360° videos has remained unexplored. ...

In this Groovy Assignment submission, we present a VR Ride assignment that challenges students to create a fully interactive VR computer graphics experience integrated with a themed ride. For this assignment, a ride is an apparatus that fully supports ...

The rapid expansion of availability, affordability and implementation of immersive media technologies in the market place has spawned an increasing interest in integration of design and production methodologies into higher education curriculum, while ...

As 360 deg cameras and virtual reality headsets become more popular, panorama images have become increasingly ubiquitous. While sounds are essential in delivering immersive and interactive user experiences, most panorama images, however, do not come with ...

Virtual Reality nonfiction (VRNF) is an emerging form of immersive media experience created for consumption using panoramic "Virtual Reality" headsets. VRNF promises nonfiction content producers the potential to create new ways for audiences to ...