Making the World a Media Space with Internet (Ubiquitous Media Space)

Abstract

Users of conventional digital videoconferencing tools are typically limited to a single static view of their environment with no opportunities to move about or to obtain a general mental model of the communication space. The Ubiquitous Media Space (UMS) offers a viable solution to these problems, using the internet, while observing the restrictions of limited bandwidth. UMS supports background awareness and navigation with an active floor plan or another motorized camera and exploits sensors to provide additional background information regarding remote activity. Because the system is accessible through a web browser, UMS offers to make the world into a media space.