On September 27, the ToHyVe closing event took place in Berlin at the “Forum Digitale Technologien”. Project team members, like our AME colleagues presented their newest research results and technologies, shaping the future of digital conferences and hybrid events.
During the last couple of years, online conferences have become more important. However, there is still considerable room for improvement in telepresence procedures and hybrid event formats. This is where the ToHyVe project steps in. The goal was to develop a toolbox that can serve various event formats.
At the closing event, the project partners showcased their research results from the ToHyVe project and demonstrated possible applications of new technologies for hybrid event formats.
Among others, Fraunhofer IIS showed how the neural 3D reconstruction and rendering pipeline developed within the DSAI peoject can be applied to hybrid trade shows. It allows to digitize complex objects with a lot of details including their viewing angle-dependent effects. The model can then be rendered in real time in a game engine. At the demo the team digitalized a camera array and created a 3D Model (digital twin). Other project partners such as TriCAT, who specializes in the creation of virtual 3D working environments, integrated this 3D model into one of its virtual rooms as part of their demo. By these means, visitors from industry and academia got a very concrete idea how such a solution could be applied in practice. To allow more people to experience the demo, it was also show-cased during the XR Summit in Berlin. Moreover, it is currently visible at the “Forum Digitale Technologien” in Berlin.

Neuronal reconstruction pipeline showing the steps of creating a digital twin.
Author: Joachim Keinert