New realities: How vr will transform the world of work

whitePaper | March 3, 2020

In December 2000, reports began to circulate within intelligence communities in the United States and Europe of a powerful new technology acquired by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. It would allow Saddam to upgrade his guided missile programme and place many targets in the west within reach, went the whisperings. The name of the technology was the Sony PlayStation 2. Speculation that Saddam was “hoarding” hundreds of box-fresh PS2s in order to harness their extraordinary processing power was eventually debunked. But not before the Pentagon had thoroughly investigated the rumours.

whitePaper | April 30, 2021

The accelerated development and expansion of cultural tourism in areas with unique tourist objectives, characterised by a high degree of risk in terms of their physical and chemical integrity, requires sustained efforts by all stakeholders to identify new methods, techniques, and procedures for their conservation, protection, and capitalisation, with respect to tourism. The aim of this study was to propose an optimal methodology for capitalising on tourism related to wooden churches, regarded as a structural item of tangible cultural heritage, with positive effects on theprotection, conservation, information, and awareness of all stakeholders in tourism development.

whitePaper | November 13, 2019

Definition of client architecture and API for VR streaming services. Set of operating points covering the large range of device capabilities from Carboards to high-end tethered HMDs. Definition of Media profiles: mapping of operating points to DASH delivery. System metadata is added to support rendering of 360 experiences on 2D screens, including the aspects of rendering without pose information.

whitePaper | January 18, 2023

Matthew Ball’s vision of the metaverse is “a massively scaled and interoperable network of real-time rendered 3D virtual worlds that can be experienced synchronously and persistently by an effectively unlimited number of users with an individual sense of presence and with continuity of data, such as identity, history, entitlements, objects, communications and payments.”1 These real-time rendered worlds are expected to be accessed through devices like extended reality (XR) technologies, desktops, tablets and smartphones

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

As part of the ongoing transition to Internet Protocol (IP) networks for media workflows, the media and entertainment industry has developed new IP standards for transporting broadcast signals. This white paper offers guidance to help broadcasters and media organizations transition to IP, and demystifies common misconceptions when using the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2110 standards and associated IP infrastructure. It provides details explaining why organizations transition from traditional Serial Digital Interface (SDI) to IP workflows using SMPTE 2110 standards and covers important topics related to workflow design, synchronization, and clocking, including relevant standards to support uncompressed contribution. It also provides details around Networked Media Open Specifications (NMOS) registration and discovery on an IP network.

whitePaper | September 23, 2022

No content owner can stay oblivious to the existence and impact of FAST in today’s age. The rising popularity of connected TVs is indirectly paving the way for FAST into millions of living rooms. Talking about Australia specifically, 8 in every 10 consumers have access to a connected TV and prefer to use it to consume content as opposed to other devices such as mobile phones. The penetration of streaming TV in the APAC region is quite impressive as well. Here’s a quick glance based on data from Globa lWeb Index 2020 report.