LiVRation: Remote VR live platform with interactive 3D audio-visual service

Takashi Kasuya (1) , Manabu Tsukada (2) , Yu Komohara (3) , Shigeki Takasaka , Takuhiro Mizuno , Yoshitaka Nomura , Yuta Ueda , Hiroshi Esaki (3)

1 Takenaka Corporation
2 Department of Creative Informatics
3 UTokyo - The University of Tokyo

Of late, various audiovisual services based on the internet are being deployed extensively. Among these, object-based audiovisual services are attracting more attention. In 2014, we had established the software defined media (SDM) consortium to investigate object-based and internet-based audiovisual services. Despite the increasing demand and popularity of live concert events, the placement of the microphone and camera limit the free-viewpoint watching of the contents of package media, such as DVDs. In this study, we design and implement an interactive 3D audiovisual service system called LiVRation, with a free-view-listen point. For subjective evaluation, 211 people were made to experience LiVRation and answer a questionnaire, subsequently. In addition, we demonstrated the system in the "Billboard Live Hackasong 2017" hosted by Billboard Japan, and received the first prize, based on the votes of the judges as well as audience.

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]; Multimédia [cs.MM]

Takashi Kasuya, Manabu Tsukada, Yu Komohara, Shigeki Takasaka, Takuhiro Mizuno, et al.. LiVRation: Remote VR live platform with interactive 3D audio-visual service. IEEE Games Entertainment & Media Conference (IEEE GEM) 2019, Jun 2019, New Haven, United States. ⟨hal-02136247⟩