Real-virtual bridge: a modular mechanism to mediate between real and virtual objects

PubDate: December 2018

Teams: Nikon Corporatio

Writers: Tomomi Takashina；Yuji Kokumai

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Abstract

The practical use of virtual reality (VR) is expected to be extended to a wide range of applications after its successful deployment in the entertainment sector. Currently, the domain of VR applications crosses the boundary between the real world and the virtual world. Therefore, we propose a real-virtual bridge, a conceptual model that can be used to mediate between real and virtual objects. We introduce the concept and architecture of a real-virtual bridge and describe two implementations of the bridge on smartphones and microscopes. Although concepts simlar to a real-virtual bridge exist in science fiction works, we explicitly define its architecture in this paper. We believe that a real-virtual bridge promotes emerging applications by integrating real and virtual objects.