Microsoft Research takes another step in augmented reality with the Holoportation project

Microsoft Research's Interactive 3D Technologies research group has shown the progress of its new augmented reality project with 3D cameras that relate all the elements of a space to have a holographic presence anywhere.

Although it is in the development phase and much remains to be defined, The Holoportation project is another step by Microsoft Research, and specifically its Interactive 3D Technologies division, to combine virtual reality with 3D and holographic technology, only seen so far in movies like 'Star Wars' and some science fiction series.

As explained by the company, “Holoportation is a new 3D capture platform that allows you to create, compress and transmit high-quality three-dimensional models over the web in real time”.

To better understand how it works, Microsoft Research has published a video, in which it is also clear how much remains to be defined so that this technology can be applied from anywhere.

To achieve this 'transportable' holographic presence, The system combines the Windows Holographic platform with multiple 3D cameras and Kinect sensors installed in a square room to capture, model and display 3D holography of the same person who is in the room with a high level of precision in their holographic 'transportation'.

This augmented reality system captures every angle, element and movement of the room, transforming them into 3D models in real time with which it is possible to interact, for which Microsoft Hololens glasses are required. One of the advantages of this experiment is that it is possible to record the scene to play it whenever you want., as well as change the size of the holograms to view them from different perspectives.

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