Report from IDEA—The Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance

Austin Pahl, Thomas Alder 

• The past 12 months saw significant progress in the emerging world of immersive media. We saw myriad developments across all aspects of the immersive media landscape, ranging from new immersive displays announced by Looking Glass Factory, Sony, Avalon Holographics, Dimenco, and others to strides made in light field capture research. All of this brings us closer to widespread access to immersive media that will transform the way we live and work. To prepare for this future, the Immersive Digital Experiences Alliance (IDEA) recently published updated specifications, papers, and presentations during the last year, raising awareness about immersive media and how we will handle it.