Wearable mixed reality system In less than 1 pound

Authors:
Achille Peternier;Frédéric Vexo;Daniel Thalmann
Affiliations:
Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRLab), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRLab), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;Virtual Reality Laboratory (VRLab), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Venue:
EGVE'06 Proceedings of the 12th Eurographics conference on Virtual Environments
Year:
2006

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Abstract

We have designed a wearable Mixed Reality (MR) framework which allows to real-time render game-like 3D scenes on see-through head-mounted displays (see through HMDs) and to localize the user position within a known internet wireless area. Our equipment weights less than 1 Pound (0.45 Kilos). The information visualized on the mobile device could be sent on-demand from a remote server and realtime rendered onboard.We present our PDA-based platform as a valid alternative to use in wearable MR contexts under less mobility and encumbering constraints: our approach eliminates the typical backpack with a laptop, a GPS antenna and a heavy HMD usually required in this cases. A discussion about our results and user experiences with our approach using a handheld for 3D rendering is presented as well.