What is ISO/IEC 18040 – Mixed and augmented reality about?
ISO/IEC 18040 defines a reference model and base components for representing and controlling a single LAE or multiple LAEs in a MAR scene. ISO/IEC 18040 defines concepts, a reference model, system framework, functions and how to integrate a 2D/3D virtual world and LAEs, and their interfaces, in order to provide MAR applications with interfaces of LAEs. It also defines an exchange format necessary for transferring and storing LAE-related data between LAE-based MAR applications.
ISO/IEC 18040 specifies the following functionalities:
- Definitions for an LAE in MAR
- Representation of an LAE
- Representation of properties of an LAE
- Sensing of an LAE in a physical world
- Integration of an LAE into a 2D/3D virtual scene
- Interaction between an LAE and objects in a 2D/3D virtual scene
- Transmission of information related to an LAE in a MAR scene
ISO/IEC 18040 document defines a reference model for LAE representation-based MAR applications to represent and to exchange data related to LAEs in a 2D/3D virtual scene in a MAR scene.
Note: ISO/IEC 18040 does not define specific physical interfaces necessary for manipulating LAEs, that is, it does not define how specific applications need to implement a specific LAE in a MAR scene, but rather defines common functional interfaces for representing LAEs that can be used interchangeably between MAR applications.
Who is ISO/IEC 18040 – Mixed and augmented reality for?
ISO/IEC 18040 on live actor and entity representation in mixed and augmented reality (MAR) is useful for:
- Graphics developing companies
- Computer graphics designers
- Newsroom studios
- Movie production houses
- Videogame developers
Why should you use ISO/IEC 18040 – Mixed and augmented reality?
Augmented reality refers to the view of the real-world environment whose elements include LAE and objects that can be augmented by computer-generated sensory, and augmented virtuality is the virtual environment within which physical world elements including LAE can be mapped and interacted.
MAR represents a continuum that encompasses all domains or systems that use a combination of reality (for example live video) and virtuality representations (for example computer graphic objects or scenes) as its main presentation medium
The benefits of using ISO/IEC 18040 are as follows:
- ISO/IEC 18040 provides you with a reference model for LAE representation-based MAR applications
- ISO/IEC 18040 helps you to manage and control an LAE with its properties in an MAR environment
- ISO/IEC 18040 guides you on the integration of an LAE into a 2D and/or 3D virtual scene in a MAR scene
- ISO/IEC 18040 helps you to achieve interaction of an LAE with a 2D and/or 3D virtual scene in a MAR scene
- ISO/IEC 18040 provides you with an exchange format necessary for transferring and storing data between LAE-based MAR applications
In conclusion, the guidelines of ISO/IEC 18040 enable you to impart realistic graphics in your video content and thereby enhance its quality.
