In recent years the development and spread of video conferencing system technology has made communication with people living in distant places more accessible. Also more recently there has been promotion of remote working due to the effects of the new coronavirus, and measures to counter the decline in the number of workers and regional disparities caused by the falling birth rate and ageing population. This has led to an ever-increasing demand for remote communication systems.

However, there are some challenges with conventional telecommunication systems.  With video conferencing systems, you can’t feel the other person’s presence, and it’s difficult to know who you’re talking to.

In recent years, VR conferencing systems have also emerged, which can handle both 2D and 3D data, but there are other issues to consider that are different to video conferencing, such as the simplicity of the avatar and the inability to see the other person’s facial expressions, and the inability to hold a meeting primarily in a real working space.

However, “Xmeet” is a new system that allows you to communicate in 3D with people at a distance using AR glasses, smartphones or tablets. This solves the problem of both video conferencing and VR conferencing systems.

In addition, in the future, we plan to use Monocle Scanner, a 3D object scanning system, we have developed to quickly capture physical objects, upload and use the 3D data to achieve real-time collaboration, sharing scanned objects and prepared 2D images on the spot.