2. VR - SERIOUS OR JUST FASHION? ITU-R Working PARTY 6C 18 October 2016
David Wood EBU

3. IMMERSIVE SYSTEMS?
WE HAVE SEEN THEM BEFORE!
CINERAMA
IMAX3D

4. Where are we with VR Today?
Very old idea.
Enormous investment in development in US and elsewhere.
Large number of companies with their own solutions. Relatively chaotic situation.
Technology still in the process of evolution.
Standards’ groups (MPEG, JPEG, 3GPP) have started work on VR.
A/C conflict may still apply. Light field recording may help.
DVB has a study mission on VR that will report next month.
We all will all need to decide whether into get involved in VR.
In November

5. And the cousins of VR? Augmented Reality Mixed Reality
A real-world image whose elements are supplemented by computer-generated sensory input . Can be HMD or plain screen.
Mixed Reality
Real world and digital world exists at same time.

6. The General Categories of HMDs
Mono or Stereoscopic possible
2016
VR Type A. Mobile Phone based systems
Lower end audio spatial resolution
VR Type B. PC/console driven headsets
Higher end audio spatial resolution
VR Type C?
VR Type D?

7. For VR to succeed, three things MUST be ‘right’!
The technology. This includes the technology of production, delivery, and display of VR. Bit-rates, compression, delivery channel, HMD comfort. And interactivity
The control of motion sickness. This occurs when the brain receives conflicting signals, and must be avoided.
The content that suits VR. The content has to be suited to VR, and sufficiently attractive.

8. Is VR ‘serious’? Maybe. Example of a VR ‘Broadcasting’ Project
2018 Winter Olympics from Seoul
Large venue to be taken over in Stockholm for VRLive project
Venue dressed up to appear Olympic-like
One room given over to VR
VR provided by 80Mbit/s?
Delivered by 5G network from Korea
How successful will it be?

9. Coming to an HMD near you?
Will VR be just a fashion or an important, new, commercially successful media form?
Will it be possible to minimise motion sickness? “Kinetosis”
What kind of content, and of what duration?
Who should define requirements?
Can we help to standardise formats?
Can trials help?

10. The Potential for VR Standards?
VR Production
Meet the needs of delivery plus headroom
Cover all necessary delivery standards
Suitable for cooperative content.
VR delivery
First generation system using Type A
Must be deliverable at available bit rates
Must be viewable of available phone based HMDs

11. Are we the VR generation then?
Many Thanks!
Are we the VR generation then?
I suppose we must be