2009-2019: Research at UHasselt

Creating a 3D effect can be done with 2D screens only (and a tracker). By following the head of the viewer and adapting the image based on the viewpoint, we create a “window” effect, where it seems the viewer is looking through the screen to a 3D scene. The adapted images are either rendered as a 3D model, or recreated real images using view interpolation.

Setups

Virtual twin of a 3D scanned object in VR (no 3D model, we show the correct image per viewpoint)

Single screen

3 sides (2 walls and the floor)

We also realized this in WebGL, for a realtime 3D rendering (paper here)