HOLLAB

Teammate: Luisa Wirth

For making hybrid collaboration more comfortable, inclusive and effective with the use of AR and holographic teleportation.

Teammate: Jason Pi

What are the problems of hybrid meeting?

We had to go remote and gradually hybrid.

And now both workers and businesses are willing to stay hybrid for its benefits, but...

Lack of real world conversational cues gives us headache.

When we are home, we are left out of side interactions.

We are not comfortable using fully immersive technologies for long time.

How can we have fatigue-free and rewarding virtual meetings that are as efficient as in-person ones? Advancements in technology are bringing holoconferencing to life, so let's prepare to use it to its fullest potential.

What if in hybrid meetings...

We could chose our placement online as if we are in the room.

We could nudge the meeting to stay on track by sharing relevant information.

Instant note taking was more personalized and effortless.

Back stage interactions were less distracting and instant.

We could customize screen sharing and presentation tools.

Meeting stations were around office to enable online people join their colleagues.

To achieve holographic meetings, the initial steps involve devices to capture 3D images and spatial sound, followed by headsets for displaying the captured input and enabling interaction.

Displaying

Facial visibility

Maximizing visual coverage while ensuring facial expressions remain visible for better interactions.

Wave guide

Using latest AR glasses technology, wave guide, which is compact and invisible on the glasses.

Battery

Placing the battery at the back of the headset for improved balance, comfort, and wire removal.

Charging

Single table charger for home use and Stackable charger for offices.

To facilitate the charging/storage and portability of the glasses, the flexible band bends inward, bringing the battery closer to the front section to minimizes space requirements.

The number of glasses in each office space can vary, therefore the chargers are designed to be modular, allowing for expansion to accommodate varying quantities of glasses.

Capturing

Camera for people off-site

In the design of home camera we prioritized compactness, flexibility, and privacy.

Camera for people on-site

In the office camera, the emphasis was on designing an adjustable 360-degree webcam that can capture number of people and  seamlessly blends with various office styles.

To adapt to different desktop setups, the home camera can be conveniently mounted on the top of screens.

AR glasses can be effortlessly charged on the stand's base using pin charging.

Interactions

By creatinga user journey with all the physical and digital actions, we were ableto identify and create the interface of the hardware andthe application.

How hollaboration works?

Entering meetings at home

However, for off-site participants, they select their virtual seat after choosing the meeting to join.

Entering meetings at office

On-site individuals proceed to their designated meeting room, take a seat, and choose to join the meeting.

Entering meetings at home

Both group scan their head to enter the room.

Explore activities

Browse activities and groups that align with your children's interests.

check out waiting lists

Find out about class waiting lists and offers in your neighbourhood so that you can enrol your children with other kids who live nearby.

Register

Choose your desired class and schedule, and register conveniently.

Nonverbal communication

By adding highlighting gestures and allowing people to send emojis, we can make the holographic meetings more inclusive and engaging when group sizes get larger.

Pinning conversations

Users can easily place pins in the conversation to look back to later. The software can help label and summarize their pins after the meeting.

Nonverbal communication

By adding highlighting gestures and allowing people to send emojis, we can make the holographic meetings more inclusive and engaging when group sizes get larger.

Pinning conversations

Users can easily place pins in the conversation to look back to later. The software can help label and summarize their pins after the meeting.

System fall-backs

To accommodate users without the Hollaboration hardware like clients or external consultants, the conferencing platform can support different levels of connectivity. Users can call in with just audio or a regular webcam feed, being represented as a virtual screen within the room.