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Augmented reality on Place de la Concorde for the 14th of July 2022

R&D
Published on September 30, 2022

For several years, FTV's coverage of the July 14th parade has also been the occasion for a meeting with Nicolas Chateauneuf to discover the innovations of the French army, using Augmented Reality techniques on the screen.

  • Augmented Reality July 14th

In general, the disadvantage of broadcast augmented reality is that it requires sophisticated equipment that is not suitable for producing outdoor content without having to resort to a substantial and costly outlay of resources. 

Despite this, the desire to offer our viewers innovative content sequences as part of the July 14th operations, led Nicolas Chateauneuf to trust, once again, our innovative JPTech AR device, allowing for low-cost outdoor AR presentations, which remains unheard of on the market. 

An improved technology

This 2022 edition is based on the 2021 edition with the addition of some modifications to improve the system thanks to the adoption of the Meta Quest 2 VR headset instead of the Meta Quest VR headset: 

  • This evolution took advantage of the Quest 2's own improvements, especially with a significant reduction in weight facilitating the work of the Ronin stabilizer used by the framer. 
  • The Wi-Fi transmission, which sends tracking information to the renderer, uses the latest WiFi 6 standard, improving latency and stability of the network connection. 
  • The Quest 2's 120Hz capability switched the tracking application running on the headset from a 72Hz refresh rate to 120Hz. As a result, the tracking application sends its tracking information at a 66% higher frequency, significantly improving the filtration of high-frequency spurious motion induced by the headset's IME sensors.

 

Written by Jean-Paul Chevreux, Yves-Marie Poirier et Vincent Nalpas
Published on September 30, 2022

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