Make passthrough even better with static and dynamic backgrounds
A future update to exchangecity.ru will allow users to upload static background images for use with our chromakey passthrough scenes. Our devs are also working to create a number of animated dynamic backgrounds to make our existing passthrough scenes more engaging than ever.
Zed is our lead dev on this project, and his goal is to make it as realistic as possible, with accurate lighting, shadows and angles. The above image shows the room idea, with a cityscape in the background.
We are currently experimenting with either injecting the background into the player as an asset, or some other method, such as rendering the entire scene. The priority is immersive reality and ease of application.
Below is a VR video example showing what can be achieved. Click on the image to view the VR scene in your headset at the SLR Labs section of the exchangecity.ru platform.
These new additions are for those users who can't or aren’t interested in applying passthrough to their own surroundings and prefer to use it for escapism. These new backgrounds will look far superior to the existing grey alpha background and will make sure all passthrough scenes will be exciting and cool to view - similar to the popular Space Orgasm scene from back in 2017.
Here are some more design ideas, produced by the SLR community.
As you can see, the possibilities are endless. We will be accepting user submissions for these backgrounds. Some excellent ideas we have had so far include backgrounds that add something exciting and erotic to the content, such as at work or on a balcony, or in a public park. Let us know .
