IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE

Advances on immersive media can provide relevant benefits to our society. The future looks promising with the development of new communication technologies, formats and hardware, together with their wide applicability areas. However, a fundamental aspect remains unexplored in this media landscape ev...

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Authors: Montagud, Mario, Orero, Pilar, Fernández, Sergi
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Keyword:Inclusive Societies
Virtual & Immersive Media Technologies
Media Internet
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spelling IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTUREMontagud, MarioOrero, PilarFernández, SergiInclusive SocietiesVirtual & Immersive Media TechnologiesMedia Internet621.3Advances on immersive media can provide relevant benefits to our society. The future looks promising with the development of new communication technologies, formats and hardware, together with their wide applicability areas. However, a fundamental aspect remains unexplored in this media landscape evolution: accessibility. Lack of accessibility hinders the interaction and immersion with Virtual Reality (VR) experiences to many consumers, becoming a barrier for global e-inclusion and equality of opportunities. Making immersive media accessible becomes then a priority, and is the research topic covered in this article. After reviewing the societal impact and regulatory framework, the article identifies current advances, limitations and challenges in this field. Then, it presents technological solutions and insights from initiatives targeted at achieving a seamless presentation of access services (subtitling, audio description and sign language) with VR360 content. Although these contributions are primarily conceived for broadcast services, their applicability spans to other sectors, and can pave the way for next-generation accessible VR experiences with 6 Degrees-of-Freedom (6DoF).ITU Journal2020info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion8 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/374748RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésL'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/3747482026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
spellingShingle IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
Montagud, Mario
Inclusive Societies
Virtual & Immersive Media Technologies
Media Internet
621.3
title_short IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
title_full IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
title_fullStr IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
title_full_unstemmed IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
title_sort IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND ACCESSIBILITY: HAND IN HAND TO THE FUTURE
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Montagud, Mario
Orero, Pilar
Fernández, Sergi
author Montagud, Mario
author_facet Montagud, Mario
Orero, Pilar
Fernández, Sergi
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Fernández, Sergi
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Inclusive Societies
Virtual & Immersive Media Technologies
Media Internet
621.3
topic Inclusive Societies
Virtual & Immersive Media Technologies
Media Internet
621.3
description Advances on immersive media can provide relevant benefits to our society. The future looks promising with the development of new communication technologies, formats and hardware, together with their wide applicability areas. However, a fundamental aspect remains unexplored in this media landscape evolution: accessibility. Lack of accessibility hinders the interaction and immersion with Virtual Reality (VR) experiences to many consumers, becoming a barrier for global e-inclusion and equality of opportunities. Making immersive media accessible becomes then a priority, and is the research topic covered in this article. After reviewing the societal impact and regulatory framework, the article identifies current advances, limitations and challenges in this field. Then, it presents technological solutions and insights from initiatives targeted at achieving a seamless presentation of access services (subtitling, audio description and sign language) with VR360 content. Although these contributions are primarily conceived for broadcast services, their applicability spans to other sectors, and can pave the way for next-generation accessible VR experiences with 6 Degrees-of-Freedom (6DoF).
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