AR – IRT Lab

IRT & LMU Cooperation: Augmented Reality in the Broadcast World

Simon von der Au — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:02:21 +0000

The hype about Augmented Reality (AR) is slightly going down even though the advantages remain. Especially for broadcasters the advantages of AR can be used in a variety of domains, like material planning, broadcast production, graphic development and marketing. However, AR is still a new territory for editorial and production staff. We, at the IRT, ...

TV-Based Augmented Learning

Leon Giering — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 13:26:18 +0000

Augmented Reality (AR) is hyped for some years now and shows a lot of potential. Among other advantages, there were already successes in the educational system with the use of AR to teach factual content. In 2019 IRT investigated the integration of an AR application into educational television in the form of a student thesis. ...

iOS Spectator View: AR in the TV production

Simon von der Au — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:12:38 +0000

Graphical visualization and 3D simulations in TV shows are well suited for explaining abstract concepts and progresses. Since the 1960s the blue/greenscreen-technique is used in German productions to add graphics. Within the last ten years many broadcasters used virtual studios for their production. To escape the “green hell”, Augmented Reality (AR) has gotten more popular ...

Microsoft’s Spectator View in Broadcasting Production

Simon von der Au — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:20:09 +0000

Interactive 3D simulations are particularly well suited for explaining abstract concepts and processes in information programmes. However, the interaction with such objects is difficult in a conventional TV production, as the objects usually remain hidden from the presenter, for instance in a virtual studio. With the help of Microsoft’s HoloLens, an augmented reality glasses, users ...