Improving, Expanding and Extending 3D Telepresence

For over a decade we have been pursuing a vision of three- dimensional (3D) telepresence. Our primary driving prob- lem is 3D medical consultation. Our basic goal is to en- hance and expand medical diagnosis and treatment for life- critical trauma scenarios by providing an advising health care provider and a distant medical advisee a "live" high- fidelity sense of 3D presence with each other. Here we provide some background on our current capabil- ities, and describe plans and some strategies to improve the 3D resolution and quality, to increase the working volume, and to extend the user paradigms for 3D telepresence.