A group of Spanish universities (UPM, UPV) and companies (Indra, Agile Content, Eumovil, Ericsson and Inmonatica) present the first results of Immersive TV, an R&D collaboration in audience immersion and participation in broadcasts.
With a €2.7 million budget co-founded by the Spanish Ministroy of Industry, the Immersive TV project consists of 2 pilots on display at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's (UPM) CeDInt facility -- the CAVE and Living Room scenarios.
The CAVE is an immersive panoramic view of Barcelona. Using the I-Space system, it allows audiences to interact with content projected on 3 screens using objects such as 3D images and models.
Meanwhile the Living Room scenario presents a demo of the "immersive" home TV of the future where broadcasts carry not only 3D video and audio but also 2nd screen features (on tablet) and home automation signals involving sensors, mood lighting, smoke and scent diffusers and even moving furniture.