2/4/2025 | 10:50 AM - 12:10 PM | Grand Peninsula D

Bringing historical stereographs to XR headsets

Author(s)

Nicholas Routhier

Abstract

From 1851 to the 1930’s, millions of stereoscopic pictures were taken around the world by editors and amateur stereoscopic photographers.  Almost completely forgotten, these stereographs remain nowadays in private and public collections with extremely limited distribution and viewing.

After successfully developing a method for repurposing these images for viewing on 3D displays, CubicSpace wanted to bring the magic of stereographs to XR headsets with the objective of making the experience natural, comfortable and intuitive while using a fully automated process.  Though it is relatively straightforward to present 3D images in an XR display, many issues exist such as visual discomfort, painstaking manual editing of stereographs, spatial coherence with menus, and comfortable 3D zooming.

In this presentation, you will learn how the CubicSpace technology was used to fully automate the presentation of scanned stereographs in a Meta Quest 3 headset within a mixed reality environment.  We will discuss alternative solutions and limitations, unique challenges within a NED environment, the method and model, the application developed, and future developments.  Come learn about this new way of experiencing 3D’s long-lost heritage.