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This document specifies a systematic system for representing humanoids in a network-enabled 3D graphics and multimedia environment. Conceptually, each humanoid is an articulated character that can be embedded in different representation systems and animated using the facilities provided by the representation system. This document specifies the abstract form and structure of humanoids. Further, this document specifies the semantics of humanoid animation as an abstract functional behaviour of time-based, interactive 3D, multimedia articulated characters. This document does not define physical shapes for such characters but does specify how such characters can be structured for animation. This document is intended for a wide variety of presentation systems and applications, providing wide latitude in interpretation and implementation of the functionality.

This document specifies the method of motion capture animation using H-Anim humanoid models. Each humanoid model consists of an articulated character with specified joints and motion capture data. As specified in ISO/IEC 19774-1, each character consists of joints and segments in a hierarchical structure. This document includes the following:(1) Concepts of motion capture as related to humanoid animation,(2) Concepts of motion capture data definition,(3) Definition of motion parameters and motion-capture animation data for transferring or exchanging motion between different humanoid character models,(4) Mapping the structure of motion capture data to the structure of H-Anim objects,(5) HAnim motion capture animation using interpolators,(6) HAnim motion definition using H-Anim Motion objects, and(7) A method for generating and specifying an H-Anim motion capture animation.This document specifies a standard technique for exchanging humanoid animation using motion capture. It does not mandate using any specific run-time system to render the H-Anim characters or animations.

This document specifies extensions to existing scene description formats in order to support MPEG media, in particular immersive media. MPEG media includes but is not limited to media encoded with MPEG codecs, media stored in MPEG containers, MPEG media and application formats as well as media provided through MPEG delivery mechanisms. Extensions include scene description format syntax and semantics and the processing model when using these extensions by a Presentation Engine. It also defines a Media Access Function (MAF) API for communication between the Presentation Engine and the Media Access Function for these extensions. While the extensions defined in this document can be applicable to other scene description formats, they are provided for ISO/IEC 12113.

This document specifies geometry-based point cloud compression.

Coded representation of video-based dynamic mesh coding (V-DMC)

Coded representation of Low latency, low complexity LiDAR coding

Coded representation of Haptics coding

Coded representation of MPEG immersive video

The present document provides reference test material and test results for improved usability of technologies in TS 26.118: Virtual Reality (VR) profiles for streaming applications.The specification TS 26.118 includes several VR media profiles for video and a single media profile for audio with different configuration options. The specification focuses primarily on interoperability requirements for VR360 applications, but does not address performance characterization of the solutions. In order for content providers and the rest of the ecosystem to be able to select and configure the technologies defined in TS 26.118 and to generate content for streaming applications, collecting such information would be most valuable.

The present document defines interoperable formats for Virtual Reality for streaming services. Specifically, the present document defines operation points, media profiles and presentation profiles for Virtual Reality. The present document builds on the findings and conclusions in TR 26.918.

This document is the first of a family of standards. This document focuses on the method of quantifying the differences in body dimensions and visualizing shape differences between the human body and a virtual human body model. This document provides a performance evaluation protocol for virtual human body representation systems, which create virtual human body (including virtual fit mannequin) models based on 3D body scan data and/or body dimensions data of a human body. The required accuracy of a virtual human body depends on the purpose and use of the digital fitting system.

The scope of the present document is to investigate the relevance of Virtual Reality in the context of 3GPP. Virtual Reality is the ability to be virtually present in a non-physical world created by the rendering of natural and/or synthetic image and sound correlated by the movements of the immersed user allowing to interact with that world. With recent progress made in rendering devices, such as Head mounted displays (HMD), a significant quality of experience can be offered. By collecting comprehensive information on VR use cases, existing technologies and subjective quality, the report attempts to identify potential gaps and relevant interoperability points that may require further work and potential standardization in 3GPP in order to support VR use cases and experiences in 3GPP user services. The report primarily focuses on 360 degrees video and associated audio, which support three degrees of freedom (3DOF).