Michael Hoffman (Object Theory) HoloLens Mixed Reality Collaboration Learnings

DEVELOPING FOR HOLOLENS

Remote Collaboration with Multiple Avatars

AWE EUROPE 2016#AWE2016

Key objectives for avatars

Our avatars are business tools

1/ HUMAN

1/ HUMAN

2/ BENEVOLENT

1/ HUMAN

2/ BENEVOLENT

3/ NEUTRAL APPEARANCE

1/ HUMAN

2/ BENEVOLENT


4/ DISTINGUISHABLE

1/ HUMAN

2/ BENEVOLENT


4/ DISTINGUISHABLE

5/ INFORMATIVE

why business avatars are not like

game avatars

Similar conceptually, but also very different…

So what have we learned about creating avatars?

1/ APPEARANCE

2/ GAZE

3/ MOTION

AVATARS/ APPEARANCE

Low poly head only

Not enough information conveyed

Low poly head only


Low poly full body

Looks too robotic

Low poly head only


Low poly full body

Looks too robotic

High poly full body

Still struggling with facial features

Final Model

Name tags

Name tags and color

Name tags, color and flair easily identify each participant

Final Avatar

AVATARS/ GAZE

GAZE / SOLID LINE

GAZE / DIFFUSE DASHED LINE

GAZE / PLUMB BOB INDICATOR

GAZE / FLASHLIGHT

AVATARS/ MOTION

MOTION / NO INTERPOLATION

MOTION / WITH INTERPOLATION

AVATARS/ KEY TAKEAWAYS

1/ Avoid the Uncanny Valley


2/ Use gaze beams


2/ Use gaze beams

3/ Fade avatars at the torso to avoid pitfalls


2/ Use gaze beams


4/ Rotate the head ahead of the torso


2/ Use gaze beams


4/ Rotate the head ahead of the torso

5/ Interpolate avatar motion for network latency

Questions?

MICHAEL HOFFMAN Founding Partner, Object Theory

[email protected]

linkedin.com/in/mthoffman

@m_the_hoff

Technology