May 18, 2021 07:10 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22442336/google-project-starline-3d-video-chat-platform
Google previews Project Starline, a next-gen 3D video chat booth
Google is working on a next-gen video chat booth that makes the person you’re chatting with appear in front of you in 3D. You can see them from different angles by moving around and even make eye contact, Google said during a preview of the project at its I/O conference today.
The system is called “Project Starline,” and it’s basically a really, really fancy video chat setup. The platform uses multiple cameras and sensors to capture a person’s appearance and shape from different perspectives. It then stitches those together into a 3D model that’s broadcast in real time to whomever they’re chatting with. In Google’s preview, Starline was used for person-to-person calls (not group chats), and both sides seemed to be using specialized tech...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/18/22442336/google-project-starline-3d-video-chat-platform
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