Shape-Ray Estimation (SHARE): Spaces captured by ordinary smartphone can be immediately transformed into 3D virtual environments

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105286

"creates high-quality 3D scenes, from small objects to outdoor environments, using only 2 to 3 ordinary photographs, without need to precisely measure physical spaces or camera position/ orientation (simultaneously estimates directly from images themselves)... aligns multiple images into unified space without shape distortion... no: specialized equipment, complex calibration, additional training... construction, media, gaming (using just smartphone camera), low-cost simulations in robotics/ autonomous driving"