2022 Keynote: Creating Presence in Mixed Reality and the Metaverse

The VRC full programme (PDF, 517kB)‌ for the day is now available.

Abstract

Imagine being able to have a conversation with someone who is hundreds of miles away, but it feels like they are actually there with you in the same room. Technologies which could achieve this - delivering true Presence experiences - would change the world. They would bringing distant family and friends closer together, transform the way we work and reduce carbon footprints. However, creating compelling interactive experiences involving other people in mixed reality and the metaverse is a challenging task combining expertise in computer vision, graphics, AI and engineering. In this talk I will examine some of the technologies required to make this a reality, the progress we have made, and the challenges ahead

Biography

Darren Cosker is a Principal Scientist at Microsoft's Mixed Reality and AI laboratory, Cambridge. At Microsoft he is helping design and create Microsoft's vision for the Metaverse through products such as Microsoft Mesh and HoloLens. Darren is also a Prof. at the University of Bath, where he was previously the Director and founder of CAMERA. The aim of Darren's research is to create presence in mixed reality. This is the feeling that you can be with someone in the same room - working or socialising together - even though they may be hundreds of miles away.  

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