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First ITU-T Mini-Workshop on Immersive Live Experience (ILE)

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Date and venue: The workshop was held at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, 14 September 2016, 14:30 - 18:00

Report

OPENING SESSION
14:30-14:40

Moderator: Hideo IMANAKA (Rapporteur; QILE/16; NTT, Japan)
  • Opening remarks: Chae-Sub LEE (Director, ITU TSB)
    [Speech]

SESSION 1: USE CASES ON IMMERSIVE LIVE EXPERIENCES

​14:00-15:40
The session explored use cases, scenarios and technologies of immersive live experience (ILE) services and solutions, in order to understand what is ILE.

Moderator: Marcelo MORENO (UFJF, Brazil)

Presenters:
  • An immersive telepresence system called "Kirari"
    Yoshihide TONOMURA (NTT, Japan)
    [Presentation]
  • Immersive viewing technologies and VR market
    Thierry FAUTIER (Harmonic, USA)
    [Presentation]

SESSION 2: ILE TECHNOLOGIES AND STANDARDIZATION GAPS

16:10-17:40
This session introduced some of the technologies related to ILE, including virtual reality, 360-degree video, synchronous media transport, surrounding sound, and codecs of spatial and environmental information. In this session, standardization needs were also discussed.

Moderator: Yoshihide TONOMURA (NTT, Japan)

Presenters:
  • High quality video for VR streaming
    Cornelius HELLGE (Fraunhofer HHI, Germany)
    [Presentation]
  • Research on immersive services in B<>Com and DVB activities
    Ludovic NOBLET (B<>Com, France)
    [Presentation]
  • Toward ultra-realistic telework, broadcasting and IPTV:
    Hideki YAMAMOTO (OKI, Japan)
    [Presentation]
  • Discussions

COFFEE-BREAK

15:40-16:10

CLOSING SESSION

17:40-17:50
  • Wrap up: Hideo IMANAKA (QILE/16 Rapporteur)
  • Closing remarks: Yushi NAITO (Chairman, SG16)

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