Hardware-accelerated multiscopic image generation

A hardware apparatus for generating an output image for a multiscopic display, the multiscopic display comprising an array of light-emitting cells and a multiscopic optical element comprising a plurality of multiscopic cells, the hardware apparatus comprising:

• an input interface configured to receive:
• a first image and a second image corresponding to a first eye and a second eye of at least one user, respectively, wherein the first image and the second image are provided at an intermediate image resolution that is lower than a full image resolution of the output image;
• and
• metadata indicating, for a given multiscopic cell of the multiscopic optical element, relative locations of light-emitting cells on whose optical path the given multiscopic cell lies that can be employed to emit light toward the first eye, and relative locations of light-emitting cells on whose optical path the given multiscopic cell lies that can be employed to emit light toward the second eye;
• processing circuitry configured to operate in a streaming manner to:
• for the given multiscopic cell, determine, based on the metadata and calibration parameters specific to the multiscopic display, which light-emitting cells of the array are to be employed to emit light toward the first eye and which light-emitting cells of the array are to be employed to emit light toward the second eye, wherein the calibration parameters indicate a positional relationship between the light-emitting cells of the array and the multiscopic cells of the multiscopic optical element;
• and
• obtain emission values for the determined light-emitting cells based on the first image and the second image;
• and
• an output interface configured to output the output image, the output image comprising emission values for the array of light-emitting cells.