Depth camera indoor mapping for 3D virtual radio play

Juho-Pekka Virtanen; Matti Kurkela; Tuomas Turppa; Matti Vaaja; Arttu Julin; Antero Kukko; Juha Hyyppä; Marika Ahlavuo; Jessica Edén von Numers; Henrik Haggren; Hannu Hyyppä

doi:10.1111/phor.12239

Depth camera indoor mapping for 3D virtual radio play

Juho-Pekka Virtanen, Matti Kurkela, Tuomas Turppa, Matti Vaaja, Arttu Julin, Antero Kukko, Juha Hyyppä, Marika Ahlavuo, Jessica Edén von Numers, Henrik Haggren, Hannu Hyyppä

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Abstract

By combining game engines with indoor mapping, it is possible to create interactive virtual environments that represent the real world. In this paper a virtual version of an audio installation in a historic building is produced, where the user freely explores the building and experiences a set of audio clips, creating a virtual radio play. A depth camera indoor mapping system, Matterport, captured a set of staged interiors. The aim was to evaluate the quality and usability of the indoor models and to demonstrate applying them in 3D application development. The quality of the models was evaluated by comparison with laser scanning, revealing limitations with Matterport: increasing the size of the measured area lowered the level of detail and accuracy of volumetric models. The quality of textures was not affected by this limitation, maintaining the appearance of models. To obtain optimised models for mobile 3D applications, a manual revision process was applied.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-195
Journal	PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RECORD
Volume	33
Issue number	162
Early online date	16 Apr 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/phor.12239
Publication status	Published - Jun 2018
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Depth camera
Game engine
Game engine optimisation
Indoor mapping
Virtual environment

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Projects

2 Finished

Virtual and Augmented Reality Content Production and Use

Julin, A., Handolin, H., Vaaja, M. T., Ahlavuo, M., Virtanen, J., Hyyppä, H., Keitaanniemi, A., Torkkel, A., Rantanen, T., Ingman, M. & Kauhanen, H.

25/01/2017 → 30/04/2019

Project: Business Finland: Other research funding

COMBAT: Competence-Based Growth Through Integrated Disruptive Technologies of 3D Digitalization, Robotics, Geospatial Information and Image Processing/Computing - Point Cloud Ecosystem

Gullmets, H., Nieminen, J., Ahlavuo, M., Vaaja, M. T., Laitala, A., Julin, A., Hyyppä, H., Maksimainen, M., Ståhle, P., Jaalama, K., Virtanen, J., Luhtala, L., Haggren, H., Lehtola, V., Rantanen, T., Ingman, M. & Kauhanen, H.

01/05/2015 → 31/01/2018

Project: Academy of Finland: Strategic research funding

Equipment

3D-studio

Matti Kurkela (Manager)

Department of Built Environment

Facility/equipment: Facility

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Virtanen, J-P., Kurkela, M., Turppa, T., Vaaja, M., Julin, A., Kukko, A., ... Hyyppä, H. (2018). Depth camera indoor mapping for 3D virtual radio play. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC RECORD, 33(162), 171-195. https://doi.org/10.1111/phor.12239

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