Stereo Environment Contact Automation Tools (SECAT)

“SECAT是一种能够创建逼真自然的6DOF VR角色的工具。Vision3是一家屡获殊荣的电影制作公司，专门从事立体3D和VR。他们一直处于3D行业的最前沿，并在推动媒体发展的故事片、纪录片和商业广告方面建立了声誉。项目包括《地心引力》、《神奇动物》、大卫·爱登堡的一些纪录片和IMAX电影以及一系列家用品牌的广告。他们利用自己的专业知识，利用新技术吸引观众，创造感人的故事，并将其应用到VR中。人们普遍认为，VR要继续发展，沉浸式内容需要不仅仅是游戏。需要有一个解决方案来创建一个可以在其中移动的视频体验。Vision3与索尼合作，成功地创建了一种概念验证方法，让观众在电影中有一定程度的运动。该过程使用立体捕捉的图像在场景中放置完全逼真和自然的角色。立体捕捉的主题的质量是迄今为止在VR中创建的任何东西的显着改进。然而，由于主体的几何形状是2D的而环境的几何形状是3D的，概念证明不允许角色在其环境中四处移动。由此产生的地面接触问题通过提议的立体环境接触自动化工具（SECAT）来解决。SECAT的开发将使该过程在广泛的应用中具有商业可行性，开始创建以角色为特色的体验，并带来迄今为止在VR环境中不可能实现的亲密度，同情心和联系。在Vision3中，SECAT的开发将促进内容创作，这将使研发计划能够继续发展这一过程，Vision3还将发布SECAT作为硬件和插件包，使第三方内容创作者受益。这将有助于该行业的蓬勃发展，增加受众并帮助创造市场。"

"SECAT is a tool that enables the creation of photographically natural 6DOF VR characters.Vision3 is a multi-award winning film production company specialising in Stereo 3D and VR. They have been at the forefront of the 3D industry and have built a reputation for feature films, documentaries and commercials that have moved the medium forward. Projects have included Gravity, Fantastic Beasts, a number of David Attenborough documentaries and IMAX films and commercials for a host of household brands. They have taken their expertise in using new technology to engage audiences and create tell affecting stories and applied it to VR.It is generally accepted that for VR to continue developing, immersive content needs to be about more than gaming. There needs to be a solution to creating video experiences that one can move around within. Vision3, in collaboration with Sony, has successfully created a proof of concept methodology that gives the viewer a degree of movement within a film. The process uses stereoscopically captured imagery to place completely photorealistic and natural characters within a scene.The quality of the photographically captured subjects is a significant improvement on anything so far created in VR. However, the proof of concept did not allow for characters to move around within their environment due to geometry of the subjects being 2D and that of the environment being 3D.The resulting ground contact issue is addressed with the proposed Stereo Environment Contact Automation Tool or SECAT.The development of SECAT will enable the process to be commercially viable for a wide range of applications, kick starting the creation of experiences featuring characters and bringing a level of intimacy, empathy and connection that has not so far been possible in VR environments.Within Vision3, the development of SECAT will give a boost to content creation which will enable an R&D program that will continue the development of the process, enabling them to keep the process evolving.Vision3 will also release SECAT as a hardware and plugin package, enabling third party content creators to benefit. This will help the industry to thrive, increasing audiences and helping to create the market."