Researchers at Queen’s University will reveal TeleHuman 2, the world’s first life-size holographic videoconferencing system, at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, according to Queens University. The concept for TeleHuman 2 is for two people in different locations to appear in front of one another in life-size 3D form.
The team projects holograms of humans and objects as light fields with projectors that are placed above and around a human-size cylindrical pod. There is no need for users to wear a headset or glasses to experience this augmented reality, because at every degree of angle the display projects a light field with images.
TeleHuman 2 “teleports” live images of people to a different location, which could revolutionize human telepresence.
“It has potential beyond professional situations. Think again of a large music festival, and now imagine a performer capable of appearing simultaneously, as a hologram, on TeleHuman 2 devices throughout the venue – bringing a whole new level of audience intimacy to a stadium performance. TeleHuman technology could even mitigate environmental impacts of business travel – enabling organizations to conduct more engaging and effective meetings from a distance, rather than having to appear in person,” said Roel Vertegaal, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at the Queen’s University School of Computing
