We present a generic and real-time time-varying point cloud codec for 3D immersive video.
This codec is suitable for mixed reality applications in which 3D point clouds are acquired at …

Microsoft Kinect, a low-cost motion sensing device, enables users to interact with computers
or game consoles naturally through gestures and spoken commands without any other …

According to UNESCO, cultural heritage does not only include monuments and collections
of objects, but also contains traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and …

Microsoft Kinect had a key role in the development of consumer depth sensors being the
device that brought depth acquisition to the mass market. Despite the success of this sensor …

Recent trends in multimedia technologies indicate the need for richer imaging modalities to
increase user engagement with the content. Among other alternatives, point clouds denote a …

Volumetric video (VV) pipelines reached a high level of maturity, creating interest to use
such content in interactive visualisation scenarios. VV allows real world content to be …

Range image registration is a fundamental research topic for 3D object modeling and
recognition. In this paper, we propose an accurate and robust algorithm for pairwise and …

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) applications have seen a drastic increase
in commercial popularity. Different representations have been used to create 3D …

Outdoor images are subject to degradation regarding contrast and color because
atmospheric particles scatter incoming light to a camera. Existing haze models that employ …

This paper presents a mixed reality (MR) system that results from the integration of a
telepresence system and an application to improve collaborative space exploration. The …