Google believes that person-to-person communication is the way of the future, and it wants to make the technology more accessible and inexpensive. Project Starline captures a user's shape and looks from several views using high-resolution cameras and unique depth sensors, which are then combined by software to generate an exceptionally realistic, real-time 3d model.
Google claims to be putting computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression technology to use. The sensation is similar to that of a person sitting across from you. To deliver this 3D picture over current networks, Google used new compression and streaming techniques that cut the data by more than 100 times. Google has also developed a light field display that displays a three-dimensional depiction of someone sitting directly in front of you. It gives the impression of depth and volume without the use of extra glasses or headsets.
The experience is described as a "magical window" through which one person may see another person in life-size 3D. They can speak, use gestures, and maintain eye contact naturally. To build this experience, Google used computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression research. It claims to have created a groundbreaking light field display technology that allows users to experience a feeling of dimension and depth without the requirement of additional glasses or headsets. Furthermore, according to the business, once the user sits down and begins speaking, the technology fades into the background, allowing the user to focus on the person in front of them.
Project Starline is now only available at a few Google sites, and it is based on custom-built hardware and specialized technologies, according to the firm.
Google believes that this is the route that person-to-person communication technology can and should take in the future, and that it will. The corporation wants to make this technology more affordable and accessible, and one way to do so is to include some of these technological advances into its communication devices. Google claims to have spent tens of thousands of hours testing Project Starline, which linked employees in the Bay Area, New York City, and Seattle. It's also held demos with a few chosen industry partners in industries like healthcare and media to get early input on the technology and its applications. The startup intends to do trial deployments with enterprise partners later this year.
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Google claims to be putting computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression technology to use. The sensation is similar to that of a person sitting across from you. To deliver this 3D picture over current networks, Google used new compression and streaming techniques that cut the data by more than 100 times. Google has also developed a light field display that displays a three-dimensional depiction of someone sitting directly in front of you. It gives the impression of depth and volume without the use of extra glasses or headsets.
The experience is described as a "magical window" through which one person may see another person in life-size 3D. They can speak, use gestures, and maintain eye contact naturally. To build this experience, Google used computer vision, machine learning, spatial audio, and real-time compression research. It claims to have created a groundbreaking light field display technology that allows users to experience a feeling of dimension and depth without the requirement of additional glasses or headsets. Furthermore, according to the business, once the user sits down and begins speaking, the technology fades into the background, allowing the user to focus on the person in front of them.
Project Starline is now only available at a few Google sites, and it is based on custom-built hardware and specialized technologies, according to the firm.
Google believes that this is the route that person-to-person communication technology can and should take in the future, and that it will. The corporation wants to make this technology more affordable and accessible, and one way to do so is to include some of these technological advances into its communication devices. Google claims to have spent tens of thousands of hours testing Project Starline, which linked employees in the Bay Area, New York City, and Seattle. It's also held demos with a few chosen industry partners in industries like healthcare and media to get early input on the technology and its applications. The startup intends to do trial deployments with enterprise partners later this year.
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