Narrowcasting for Stereoscopic Photospherical Cinemagraphy

Abstract

We have developed an application which blurs the distinction between static and dynamic imagery in a stereoscopic omnidirectional browser. A ''cinemagraph'' is a living picture, interpolating between a still photo and a video. A stereo omnidirectional camera can capture stereographic contents. Combining such functionality yields a photospherical cinemagraph. Runtime control of activation fields allows selective alternation between frozen and animated scene elements. Narrowcasting, a user interface idiom for selective activation, is used to alternate between static and moving imagery) . Presentation includes stereoscopic display (binocular channels) and spatial sound.