Sync Sofa: Sofa-type Multimodal Communication System that Provides a Feeling of Being Next to Each Other

Yuki Tajima, Shota Okubo, Tomoaki Konno, Toshiharu Horiuchi, Tatsuya Kobayashi

doi:https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2022.0976

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[DES2/INP3-3L (Invited)] Sync Sofa: Sofa-type Multimodal Communication System that Provides a Feeling of Being Next to Each Other

*Yuki Tajima¹, Shota Okubo¹, Tomoaki Konno¹, Toshiharu Horiuchi¹, Tatsuya Kobayashi¹ (1.KDDI Research, inc. (Japan))

Multimedia display, Haptic display, Sound field synthesis, Free viewpoint

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2022.0976

We have developed a new communication system: “Sync Sofa” based on the concept that a user can communicate with their partner as if he or she is next to the user. Because Sync Sofa is equipped with visual, audio, and tactile input/output devices, it can transmit the sensation of the partner being next to the user via a network even if the partner is in a...

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 29 (IDW '22)

[DES2/INP3-3L (Invited)] Sync Sofa: Sofa-type Multimodal Communication System that Provides a Feeling of Being Next to Each Other