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The construction and performance of a multiviewer 3‐D television display
Author(s) -
Surman Phil,
Sexton Ian,
Bates Richard,
Yow Kam Chaun,
Lee Wing Kai
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of the society for information display
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-3657
pISSN - 1071-0922
DOI - 10.1889/1.1904935
Subject(s) - autostereoscopy , computer science , computer graphics (images) , head (geology) , field (mathematics) , tracking (education) , computer vision , psychology , stereoscopy , geology , mathematics , pedagogy , geomorphology , pure mathematics
— The De Montfort University (DMU) autostereoscopic 3‐D display, intended for television applications, is described. It provides freedom of viewer movement over a typical “living room” sized area, with no restrictions on viewer's head positions. The display is capable of supplying 3‐D images to multiple viewers who do not need to wear special glasses. It operates by producing regions (exit pupils) in the viewing field where either a left or a right image is perceived. The positions of the exit pupils are steered to the viewers' eyes by the use of head tracking. Design issues that became apparent during the construction of a first prototype, and the findings from tests on it, are described. In addition, the current status of a more advanced prototype is reported.