SkyMedia at 3D Cooperative Research Projects Workshop

SkyMedia participated to a workshop on "3D Cooperative Research Projects", which has been held on January 31, 2012, in Paris, at Telecom ParisTech premises and organised by NXP.

The workshop was restricted to collaborative research projects partners and relatives. Invitations have been sent by the representatives of the concerned projects and gathered contributions from five collaborative research projects:

• 3DLive a French FUI project
• CALDER a French ANR project
• iGlance a EUREKA MEDEA+ project
• JEDI a EUREKA ITEA2 project
• SkyMedia a FP7 ICT project

SkyMedia contributed with a poster on stereoscopic acquisition and 3D/HD processing in the SkyMedia architecture, illustrating the main steps from the acquisition to the reality augmentation on end-users terminals.

The event was co-located with the "3D Video Workshop", organised by Telecom ParisTech in collaboration with the SEE club SI2D (Signal, Image, Information & Decision).

SkyMedia on BBC White Paper "3D-TV R&D Activities in Europe"

The SkyMedia project has been mentioned on the BBC R&D White Paper "3D-TV R&D Activities in Europe", as one of the 3D TV focused projects funded under the aegis of the EU 7th Framework Programme.

This new BBC White Paper reveals research into holographic displays, 3D holoscopy for the Internet, new spatial sound systems, laser based glasses free 3D screens for multiple viewers and 3D video for mobile.

SkyMedia Interactive application test at Turin Marathon 2011

During the technological pre-test carried out at Turin Marathon 2011, the interactive application developed within the framework of the SkyMedia project was tested.

The Interactive application was designed to allow users to constantly follow the event, even with augmented and interactive information. In order to guarantee a complete immersive experience, both during and after the race, for spectators and VIP audience, three different modes for the application have been designed: the Live, Director, and Offline mode.

During the pre-test carried out at Turin Marathon 2011, only the Offline application was shown to the audience. This application allows spectators to watch highlights and runners’ performances after the race.

The SkyMedia Interactive application will be shown with full functionalities, together with the Live and the Director mode, during the second pre-test at Tutta Dritta 2012 (April 22, 2012) and during the final demonstration at Turin Marathon 2012.

For this demonstration of the Interactive application, a 42’’ HD touchscreen was mounted in the dedicated SkyMedia booth, at the Expo area in Piazza Castello in Turin. The interactive application was exposed for all the three days event and every people interested in was invited to test it.

The SkyMedia 42'' Full HD Touch Screen monitor

Through the application it was possible to see pre-recorded video from the previous year edition of the race, along with the six SkyMedia runners' personal data and performance such as heartbeat, race time, pace, running distance, and calories burned.

SkyMedia Offline Interactive application

It was also available the Touristic Information page, where end users could navigate a map with the route of the marathon and highlighed point of interest, with historical and touristic information.

SkyMedia Offline Interactive application - Touristic Information view

The testers of the Interactive application was invited to fill in and submit a questionnaire on their user experience. Their feedback was really impressive: the application received indeed high marks in all aspects: usefulness, usability, and graphics.

The SkyMedia questionnaire

SkyMedia presented at the SMAT-F1 workshop

The SkyMedia partner Nimbus presented a talk entitled "Acquisizione dati da UAV a bassa quota ed integrazione con WSN e social network: il Progetto FP7-SkyMedia e il test case Turin Marathon" (Data acquisition from low altitude UAV and WSN and social network integration: the SkyMedia FP7 Project and the Turin Marathon test case) at the SMAT-F1 Workshop.

The workshop, organised in the framework of the dissemination activities of the SMAT-F1 project, has been held on the 22nd of November 2011, at ALTEC premises, co-organised by the Computer Science department of the University of Turin and ALTEC.

SkyMedia at Turin Marathon 2011

The EC-FP7 project SkyMedia has carried out a technological pre-test during the 25th Marathon of Turin, which has been held on November 13, 2011.

The Turin Marathon is a classical and important sport event that, in this year edition, has attracted more than three thousands of professional and amateur runners. The marathon starts and ends in the centre of the city of Turin, in the beautiful Piazza Castello, and touches along its course also seven villages in the nearby of Turin. 

A set of SkyMedia sub-systems has been pre-tested during the three-day event: the Interactive application, the Mobile application with QR codes, the runners' Application, the Wi-Fi ad-hoc network, the 3D cameras, and the Multimedia Service Platform.

SkyMedia booth in Piazza Castello

The focus of the test has been also on evaluating the end users response to these technologies, which has been enthusiastic. For this reason, several people, external to the project, have been involved: 

• 6 amateur runners have directly participated using the runners' application during the race and wearing the QR code.
• 30 end users tested the Interactive application and gave feedback through a questionnaire.

This pre-test has been also important in order to arrange and to evaluate logistical details in the same scenario where the final project demonstration will take place.

Turin Marathon 2011 pre-test at Italian newscast

The RAI TG Leonardo, one of the most distinguished newscasts on the Italian public television, dedicated to technological and scientifical topics, mentioned the technological pre-test carried out by the SkyMedia project during the Turin Marathon 2011, in a report dedicated to this important sport event.

The full broadcast is available here (in Italian, from minute 6:44 to minute 9:12).

SkyMedia pre-test at Turin Marathon 2011

On November 13, 2011, the EC-FP7 project SkyMedia will carry out a technological pre-test during the 25th Marathon of Turin.
The SkyMedia project will pre-test a set of key technologies in the immersive and interactive entertainment media field including the use of live 3D processing, sensors on runners, mobile applications, interactive digital signage, and video capture from the sky using an innovative hybrid metaplane concept. These tests will be instrumental and propedeutic to prepare for the final project demonstration.
This year marathon (www.turinmarathon.it) is indeed special as it falls within the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, and will thus be at the centre of the media focus. One of Italy largest and most respected newspapers, "La Stampa", dedicated this week special articles to the marathon and to the participation of SkyMedia at the event (read the full article, in Italian).