WOC: A Handy Webcam-based 3D Online Chatroom
This addresses the need for accessible and immersive online social interaction by offering a webcam-based alternative to wearable motion capture, though it appears incremental as it builds on existing virtual chatroom concepts with a focus on cost and convenience.
The authors tackled the problem of enabling multi-person 3D virtual chatrooms without expensive equipment by developing WOC, a webcam-based system that captures 3D motion in real-time to drive avatars, resulting in a convenient, low-cost solution deployed online with no installation required.
We develop WOC, a webcam-based 3D virtual online chatroom for multi-person interaction, which captures the 3D motion of users and drives their individual 3D virtual avatars in real-time. Compared to the existing wearable equipment-based solution, WOC offers convenient and low-cost 3D motion capture with a single camera. To promote the immersive chat experience, WOC provides high-fidelity virtual avatar manipulation, which also supports the user-defined characters. With the distributed data flow service, the system delivers highly synchronized motion and voice for all users. Deployed on the website and no installation required, users can freely experience the virtual online chat at https://yanch.cloud.