Canon launches VR tech for face-to-face communication in virtual space - Digital Camera World

Canon is taking further steps into the satellite of virtual world with Kokomo Solution – VR bundle that enables face-to-face connection successful a virtual abstraction with live-action video. 

Canon archetypal unveiled Kokomo astatine CES 2022 (opens successful caller tab), describing it arsenic a merchandise that offers a "real unneurotic experience", but backmost past it was inactive successful its infancy. Now Canon has announced that a escaped aboriginal entree mentation volition beryllium disposable from February. 

Kokomo works alongside compatible VR headsets, specified arsenic the Meta Quest 2 (previously known arsenic the Oculus Quest 2 (opens successful caller tab)). Without the request for analyzable multi-camera setups, household and friends from each implicit the satellite tin easy pass successful a virtual abstraction that feels intimate.

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Using an app connected a compatible smartphone, specified arsenic the iPhone 14 Pro (opens successful caller tab) oregon Google Pixel 7 (opens successful caller tab), users tin link with callers who besides person a compatible headset and pass arsenic if they were face-to-face. In a post-pandemic satellite wherever video calls person go the norm, applications specified arsenic Kokomo supply a solution to interacting with friends, families oregon colleagues that don't unrecorded locally successful a mode that feels much personal. 

The bundle works utilizing representation processing developed by Canon, which recreates the user's look and abstraction captured done the smartphone app, enabling users to marque an “Immersive Call”.

When utilizing a compatible smartphone that tin seizure afloat assemblage images, the idiosyncratic tin besides interact utilizing gestures – while a built-in media subordinate enables users to stock videos and photos successful a virtual world. 

As good arsenic the default virtual space, which allows users to interact successful a relaxed and chilled environment, users tin besides take antithetic spaces successful which to clasp a telephone – such arsenic 'Malibu Trailer' modeled connected Malibu, California, 'North Shore' oregon 'Mountain Tea House'. At CES 2023 (opens successful caller tab), radical were besides capable to trial retired a marque caller VR acquisition inspired by M Night Shyamalan's caller film, Knock astatine the Cabin. 

As VR headsets proceed to driblet successful terms and go much accessible, these apps are astir definite to go progressively common. With bundle specified arsenic Kokomo Solution, connection with friends and household who unrecorded acold distant has ne'er been truthful "real".

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