Compression and delivery to various platforms (HMD, smartphones, SmartTV / HbbTV, Web, …).

Efficient XR content acquisition and representation.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: This workshop asks for original contributions on new approaches, technologies and tools for creating, processing and delivering interactive XR media (3D/CGI content/point clouds, 360° video, 3DoF+/6DoF video, volumetric video, spatial audio…). For all these aspects, new approaches and technologies are needed in order to overcome the specific challenges of XR content creation (multimodal data, non-linear interactive storytelling, annotation and metadata models, novel compression techniques, bandwidth requirements, etc.). Lack of content in turn hinders broader adoption and acceptance of XR technologies by the consumer.

Unfortunately, the development of tools and technologies for authoring, processing and delivering interactive XR experiences is lagging considerably behind the hardware development, which is definitely a hurdle for the cost-effective mass production of appealing XR content and scenarios. The same applies to the consumption side, where VR headsets like the Oculus Go or Playstation VR provide a highly immersive VR experience which is affordable for everyone. On the production side, powerful low-cost systems for capturing 3D objects and volumetric video and 360° videos make it possible to create budget VR/AR productions. Within the last few years, improvements in sensor technology and processing power have led to tremendous advances in all aspects of XR hardware, and due to economies of scale of the massively growing XR market these devices are available now at a reasonable price point. Extended Reality (XR), which includes Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR), creates entirely new ways for consumers to experience the world around them and interact with it.

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