Microsoft Research goes one step further in augmented reality with the Holoportation project

The Research Group Interactive 3D Technologies of Microsoft Research 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 on the part of 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 sci-fi 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 the 3D holography of the same person who is in the room with a high level of accuracy in their holographic 'transportation'.

This augmented reality system captures every angle, element and movement of the room transforming them into real-time 3D models with which it is possible to interact, for what 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 changing the size of holograms to visualize them from different perspectives.

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