Microsoft resumes its Viewport project of 3D telepresence with Skype technology

The Viewport project of 3D telepresence technology by Skype, developed by Microsoft Research (MSR), innovation division of the multinational, Retakes shape to become a real communication platform.

The search for a development engineer specializing in holographic technology hardware and software for remote users has unleashed a secret known to all: the development of the Viewport project that Microsoft Research, The Research Division of Microsoft, announced more than a year ago.

The Viewport project uses 3D telepresence technology to offer this type of videoconferencing in any type of system using Skype.

This 3D communication platform uses infrared cameras and projectors to build a 3D hologram of the remote user, applying that representation to real-time communication between multiple users who, According to its managers "it will revolutionize communications and hook millions of users".

This is also specified in the labor proposal, in which the company asks for a developer who can create "a double physical body in a remote meeting at a long distance". This 3D holographic integration in Skype would allow video conferencing with telepresence on any mobile device.

Everything indicates that this development will be ready for commercialization in the short term, Although the company has not announced availability dates.

This development is also reminiscent of other 3D telepresence projects., like that of the British manufacturer Musion with its Eyeliner technology, a holographic 3D high-definition video projection system that offers a life-size 3D hologram for live events, conferences, Large-scale digital displays and signage.

The Eyeliner project also involves manufacturers such as Cisco and telecommunications operators such as Orange and T-Mobile, As reported on their website.

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