Interactive Panorama Video Viewer with Head Tracking Algorithms

This paper presents new interaction method to control panorama video using head tracking technique. The panorama video viewer includes head tracking module which controls the rotation and forward/backward of the viewpoint. We applied this interaction technique to panorama video, which has omnidirectional gaze, to maximize realistic and immersive feelings. The proposed panorama video system was applied to the baseball broadcasting to show the feasibility of the suggested interaction technique.