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NTT invention brings 3D images to life without special tools
OUR TAKE NTT’s research not only addresses the limitations of existing technologies, but also opens up new possibilities for future development of augmented reality devices and applications. This is of great significance to promote the advancement of 3D display technology and improve user experience…
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OUR TAKE NTT’s research not only addresses the limitations of existing technologies, but also opens up new possibilities for future development of augmented reality devices and applications. This is of great significance to promote the advancement of 3D display technology and…
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OUR TAKE NTT’s research not only addresses the limitations of existing technologies, but also opens up new possibilities for future development of augmented reality devices and applications. This is of great significance to promote the advancement of 3D display technology and improve user experience and ease of operation. With the further maturity and commercialisation of the technology, it is expected that this technology will be gradually applied to various practical scenarios in the next few years, bringing new development opportunities to the industry. –Revel Cheng, BTW reporter Japan’s IT services and telecoms giant NTT Corporation has devised a tech that makes 3D images visible in augmented reality applications without requiring special equipment or even direct observation.
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Analysis
NTT’s Communication Science Laboratories was interested in this topic as augmented reality and 3D display today requires precise placement of displays. Preparing images shown on tiled displays is complex, because they appear disjointed if a display array uses screens with bezels. But NTT’s boffins were aware that that human brain likes to fill in the blanks when offered partial information – a phenomenon known as “transparency perception.” A famous example of transparency perception at work is the Kanizsa Triangle – depicted below in which our gray matter decides it’s seeing a triangle. The researchers wondered if transparency perception could be brought to bear in public spaces, so that displaying images could be achieved without requiring audiences to stare directly at screens or don augmented reality headsets. They succeeded by using a jumbled array of displays and showing portions of images on each. It’s apparently possible to do this with a single camera, or use a stereo camera to better estimate depth.
Key Points
- NTT, a Japanese IT services and telecommunications giant, has devised a technology that allows 3D images to be directly observed by the naked eye in augmented reality applications, without even the need for special equipment.
- Researchers succeeded by using a jumbled array of displays and showing portions of images on each.
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