Scalable hybrid Avatar-Agent-Technologies for everyday social interaction in XR (HiAvA)

The HiAvA project develops and applies new technology for multi-user interaction in socially extended reality (Social XR), mitigating the challenges of social distancing. The goal is to improve upon current video communication as well as VR/AR solutions by enabling users to engage with other, distant persons in an Social XR environment that provides a high degree of immersion and social presence, even when using hardware devices that only have limited tracking or rendering abilities. The approach is to leverage AI-based models for avatar creation and behavior simulation in order to increase scalability, immersion and comfort.