XR@CES2021 Review

1. CES2021 트렌드 총정리 및
포스트 코로나 시대 전망과 한국의 대응
.
AR/VR/XR @ CES 2021
Woontack Woo (禹雲澤), Ph.D.
KAIST ARRC & UVR Lab
Daejeon 34141, Korea
Review @ 한경 CES2021 결산 웨비나
XR as a New Medium!

2. New Normal:
CES2022: MICE with XR Experience
IoT, 5G,
DX, DT,
AI, MD,
XR
Meta
Digital
Digital
Transfor
mation
Key Trend @ CES2021
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3. lWhat is eXtended Reality (XR)?
§XR is BTS, an Umbrella Word! X= A,D,E,M,R,AV,UV,V, etc.
What is VR/AR/XR?
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Real
Reality
Augmented/
Mediated
vs.
Diminished
Reality
Augmented
V-Reality
Virtualized
Reality
(Digital Twin)
Mixed Reality
Extended Reality, Ubiquitous VR

4. lTipping Point of XR in 2022+, NOT 2021?
§Show Biz, Gaming and Entertainment @ CES2020&2021
•In addition, Car Navi, Health care, Health care, Engineering, etc.
§A Few Wearable Glasses @ CES2021 (VR 134 AR 33)
•Immersive (VR) Training: Walmart
•Making the Workday Easier: Design, Medical-X, Workplace, etc.
•Personalized Partner: Remote collaboration, etc.
§However, Key Technologies are Ready!
•IoT, 5G, DX, DT, AI, XR, etc.
•So, Wearable Knowledge with AI+XR is coming soon!
lFacebook & Apple didn’t show AR glasses yet!
§Apple: AirTags, AR device(glasses?), new AirPods
§Facebook, NOT APPLE, gets Plessey’s microLEDs!
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5. lXR, How to Survive in U-tact Era?
Where VR/AR is Going?
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AR1.0 (Desktop, 1990s-)
Augment Real
Objects with Virtual
Content
AR2.0 (Mobile, 2000s-)
Augment Real Space
with Content
AR3.0 (Smart phone, 2010s-)
Augment Real Place
with Dynamic
(Social) Content
AR4.0 (Glass, 2020s-)
Augment Human
with Context-aware
(Social) Content
Google trend on AR

6. lLevels of AR
XR Toward Context-aware WAR
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Level 0
No
augmentatio
n
Level 1
Pre-defined
single content
augmentation
Object-
specific
Predefined
rendering
Predefined
UI/interaction
Level 2
Multi-modal
& combined
function
augmentation
Space-specific
SLAM
Limited light
source-aware
rendering
Partially
context-aware
Level 3
Limited
organic
augmentation
Town-level
Dynamic
SLAM
Limited
environment-
aware
rendering
Limited
context-aware
Level 4
Full organic
augmentation
World-level
Organic
SLAM
Full
environment-
aware
rendering
Full context-
aware
Sensing,
Modeling
Tracking,
Recognizing,
Rendering, Interaction Update Sensing

7. lXR, What should We Do?
§XR Content is King!
•The fruit is sweet but …
•CV, CG, HCI, AI, UI/UX, Authoring, etc.
•Content planning, creative production,
distribution, consumption, spread, etc.
§XR Eco-system is Queen!
•Content, Platform, Network, Device
•IoT/IoE, Big Data, 5G, AI, AR/VR
•And thus Context-aware Augmentation!
§XR R&E is God!
§And more…
Take-Home Message
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8. lTCL Wearable Display
§Full HD OLED screens (140-FoV)
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9. l Panasonic’s VR Glasses
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10. lLenovo ThinkReality A3 Smart Glasses
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11. lVuzix Next Generation Smart Glasses
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12. lCREAL AR/VR Prototypes
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13. lContact Lens [InWith] vs. Mojo Lens
§Ultimate XR Platform
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14. l5G + Edge Cloud for AR streaming by Google
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15. lNVIDIA CloudXR2.0: Stream from the Cloud
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16. lMAKAR for XR Authoring
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17. lPanasonic Automotive AI-enhanced AR HUD
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18. lDeePixel: StyleAR
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19. lSenseGlove Nova
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20. lbHaptics vs. TeslaSuit vs. TactSuit X40
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21. lVR Headset
§HP Reverb VR Headset
§HypnoVR by HypnoVR
§HMD Odyssey+ by Samsung
§Pico G2 by Pico Technology Co., Ltd
lXR Authoring
§HERE 3D City Models for XR
§AstroReality by Quantum AR Technologies
§Unity MAR Studio
§ROOMY by Dear Architect
§Botzees by Pai Technology
lEtc
§IrisVision w/ Gear VR headset for LowVision
§The zSpace Laptop by zSpace
§Ganzin’s eye tracking
lWhat’s next?
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