Industry leaders highlight six degrees of freedom (6DoF) experiences for mobile devices and head-mounted displays
The 154th MPEG meeting was held in Santa Eularia, 27 Apr. – 1 May. 2026
At its 154th meeting, MPEG finished the development of four standardization projects. This included promoting one standard to Final Draft of International Standard (FDIS), one standard to Amendment (AMD), and three standards to Final Draft of Amendment (FDAM) driving innovation in JVET, Genomic information, Systems and Audio coding, respectively:
AVC 12th edition (FDIS)
Genomic information representation Reference Software (AMD)
Encryption of ISOBMFF enhanced with support of AES-256 (FDAM)
2nd edition Amendment 1 Support of MPEG-I immersive audio, scene understanding and other extensions (FDAM)
AAC Immersive Interchange Format (IIF) and Media Authenticity (FDAM)
At the latest MPEG meeting, Working Group 6 hosted a series of successful demonstrations showcasing the capabilities of MPEG-I immersive audio, including fully interactive six degrees of freedom (6DoF) experiences on contemporary mobile phones and head-mounted displays (HMDs).
Five innovative demonstrations presented by four leading companies were presented, underscoring the readiness of MPEG-I immersive audio technology for real-world deployment.
The demonstrations included a virtual museum, a virtual restaurant, and an interactive virtual space with realistic acoustics that attendees could explore. A volumetric video dancing-and-singing experience further highlighted how immersive audio can be integrated with advanced visual rendering for a cohesive audio-visual experience.
The demos emphasized the added value of fully interactive 6DoF immersive audio across both mobile phones and a range of HMDs, demonstrating that these experiences can run on existing consumer-grade devices and real-world networks.
In a 6DoF communication experience, attendees experienced how IVAS-coded audio, paired with the MPEG-I immersive audio renderer, can deliver rich, lifelike sound environments that support low-latency conversation. In the virtual museum and restaurant experiences, participants could hear their own voice within virtual rooms and explore customizable accessibility features designed to benefit people with hearing impairments. The demonstrations also showed that multiple users can share the same VR scene simultaneously, communicating by speaking while interacting with shared virtual audio objects.
These demonstrations underscore MPEG’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of immersive media and represent a major step toward bringing next-generation audio experiences to consumers and professionals.
Please, visit the MPEG Homepage (https://www.mpeg.org/154th-meeting-of-mpeg/) for more details.