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REal and Virtual Engagement in Realistic Immersive Environments

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Networked Media and Search Systems
REVERIE is a revolution in online social networking. It is safe, collaborative, online environment which brings together realistic inter-personal communication and interaction.

REVERIE will bring online social networking into the real-world with interaction and communication based on what people do and say and how they act. In other words, REVERIE will bridge the physical/digital divide, making communication in social networks more reflective of how people interact in the real world. To this end, a key focus in the project’s work plan is on developing/integrating multi‐modal and multi‐sensor signal acquisition tools for capturing, and subsequently representing and recreating both 3D environments and human activities therein.

REVERIE must also focus on how users will experience this interaction and the digital online environment in which it takes place. 3D and immersive audio‐visual display technologies have developed to such an extent in recent times that the technology is now considered de rigueur for ensuring the most attractive user experience.

Further, REVERIE intends to bring new dimensions to such experiences, introducing aspects of autonomy into avatar behaviour, and capturing and representing user emotional state as well as physical activity, in order to provide a recreation that is as rich as possible.

It's Friday night, you're exhausted after a long week in the office. You're not going to leave the house so you could watch TV, or spend a few hours catching up on your social networks. But, why spend time watching a screen when you could immerse yourself into a 3D online environment which lets you interact with friends and share common experiences together, in real time, without having to leave home?REVERIE is a revolution in online social networking. It is a safe, collaborative, online environment which brings together realistic inter‐personal communication and interaction with 3D media creation. Users can meet, socialise and share experiences using equipment they already have at home – such as 3D TV and Microsoft 3D Kinect – along with a range of content creation tools built for the platform. The possibilities are endless – take your Geography class on a field trip; make an important presentation; attend a distance learning class; play the lead character in your favourite film – then invite your friends to join you using their existing social networking channels.The research challenges are demanding. The focus is the integration of cutting‐edge technologies related to 3D data acquisition & processing, sound processing, autonomous avatars, networking, real‐time rendering, and physical interaction & emotional engagement in virtual worlds. These challenges are combined into two scenarios that will be used as the basis for technical integration, and which will demonstrate the validity and potential socio‐economic benefits of REVERIE's vision for the future of social networking.The work plan for REVERIE has been divided into 3 streams designed to support each other. First, it will go beyond the current state-of-the-art by adapting the latest 3D content creation software to create new tools. Second, to ensure the system is efficient, stable, and meets its objectives, it will test prototypes within existing social networks. Finally, to ensure early adoption of the platform into popular social networks, REVERIE will evaluate, disseminate and exploit the resources created.REVERIE allows social interaction to move beyond the laptop screen, and prevents social media from being restricted to text and images. Friday nights and field trips will never be the same again.

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FP7-ICT-2011-7
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CP - Collaborative project (generic)

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STMICROELECTRONICS SRL
Contribution de l’UE
€ 1 098 848,00
Adresse
VIA C.OLIVETTI 2
20864 Agrate Brianza
Italie

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Région
Nord-Ovest Lombardia Monza e della Brianza
Type d’activité
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Contact administratif
Sara Loi (Dr.)
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