Starwars-type holograms are REAL!

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-17 01:07am

Mmmmh....now when heather graham is on "Screen" (And I use that term loosely in this case) I can just walk around behind it and check out her ass for the WHOLE movie!

Whoa...here's a thought....movies are going to get infinitely more complicated if that thing goes big time....no more 2-d flat sets and shit...and some HEAVY duty CG-over bluescreen work to complete the 3-d illusion.....what a nightmare..

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2003-09-17 01:15am

Chardok wrote:Mmmmh....now when heather graham is on "Screen" (And I use that term loosely in this case) I can just walk around behind it and check out her ass for the WHOLE movie!

Whoa...here's a thought....movies are going to get infinitely more complicated if that thing goes big time....no more 2-d flat sets and shit...and some HEAVY duty CG-over bluescreen work to complete the 3-d illusion.....what a nightmare..

Easy use two motion control cameras linked togathe like the ones they used to make a normal actor appear hobbit sized next to a normal sized person. but I don't think Hollywood is ready for that as it would require the entire refitting of every theater in the world in order to play this new true 3D movie. They would not do it for only home users unfortunatally.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-09-17 01:32am

Isolder74 wrote: but I don't think Hollywood is ready for that as it would require the entire refitting of every theater in the world in order to play this new true 3D movie.

It's been hard just to get a few to start using mere digital projection.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-09-17 02:42am

Technological boner

Dooey Jo · Post by **Dooey Jo** » 2003-09-17 09:26am

Holy crap!

And you're sure this isn't some kind of sick joke or something? I seriously need to get me one of those!

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-09-17 04:04pm

This is bullshit, people. How can you project an image onto air? The projected image must have a medium to be projected ONTO.

With this alleged technology, these people could easily make a non-lethal lightsaber. I'm not convinced, sorry.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-17 04:08pm

WE'RE convinced, though! and we will all laugh at you whilst we are driving our cars with bona-fide HUD's and chillin' with luke and ben kenobi in the cantina.
::Sticks tongue out::

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-09-17 04:20pm

Chardok wrote:WE'RE convinced, though! and we will all laugh at you whilst we are driving our cars with bona-fide HUD's and chillin' with luke and ben kenobi in the cantina.
::Sticks tongue out::

For this to work your car would need about as much smoke in it as Cheech and Chong's Impala!

BTW, if you check the source code on that website, it has "Princess Leia" as one of the keywords!

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-09-17 06:38pm

Hm, i'm with Poe, this is bound to be bullshit. On one of the pages there are links to reports of it on yahoo and nytimes and stuff...anyone try them?

No i didn't try them...for whatever reason.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-17 06:40pm

Congrats, Rye, now you look foolish for not checking the damn links before making an accusation...

EDIT: I checked them, and except for the NYT (which requires a subscription), they all work and are legitamate reports.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2003-09-17 06:43pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Congrats, Rye, now you look foolish for not checking the damn links before making an accusation...

EDIT: I checked them, and except for the NYT (which requires a subscription), they all work and are legitamate reports.

Ah well there you go. This laziness comes at a price, you know.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-17 06:47pm

Another thing...

Why would they go to all that effort to fake pictures, videos, and press releases and reports? I don't know how many of you saw the videos before they had to take them down due to traffic, but I did and frankly, they were quite amazing. I think it would be extremely difficult if not almost impossible to fake what was depicted.

The still pictures they have just don't do justice to how they actually look (at least how they look on home video).

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-09-17 07:00pm

Alan Bolte wrote:Haptic and holograph tech? Are the Fivers around here thinking what I'm thinking?

HEHEHHEHEEHE.... Yeah... that would be REALLY cool...

Eleas · Post by **Eleas** » 2003-09-17 09:30pm

Lord Poe wrote:This is bullshit, people. How can you project an image onto air? The projected image must have a medium to be projected ONTO.

The possibility exists, yes. On the other hand, there have been a lot of reports on workable free-floating holographic technology that was abandoned because of cost issues and the difficulty of using a controlled / confined medium. And their webpage does state that it expels heated air in order to make the projections work... stop laughing at my choice of words, people. Anyway, I'm not saying it has to be legit. But I don't believe you need to break any physical laws in order to have a free-floating holo, just as I don't believe magnetically levitated objects to be unrealistic. Sorry.

With this alleged technology, these people could easily make a non-lethal lightsaber. I'm not convinced, sorry.

I'm curious here, Wayne. Does the possibility of someone making a faux lightsaber automatically discredit the technology?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-09-18 12:30pm

How long until somebody makes a Black and White patch that works with this device?

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-18 08:56pm

Slartibartfast wrote:How long until somebody makes a Black and White patch that works with this device?

That would be nuts. Imagine punching your monster around...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-09-18 11:43pm

Okay, this really belongs in SLAM, so it's heading over there.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-09-19 12:22am

Hamel wrote:Technological boner

I think that about sums up my feelings on the matter.

Wonder what we will do with the tech. I am guessing it would be too expensive for home users for a while yet, and would mostly be seen in displays and such for a while.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-19 12:43am

Crown wrote:
Hamel wrote:Technological boner
I think that about sums up my feelings on the matter.

Wonder what we will do with the tech. I am guessing it would be too expensive for home users for a while yet, and would mostly be seen in displays and such for a while.

I forsee use in Universities, maybe in the Comp Sci and Engineering departments...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-19 12:53am

I'm actually kind of suprised that they're centering so much on the interactive aspects, considering the mere fact that they can even project something like that is more amazing.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-09-19 12:55am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:I'm actually kind of suprised that they're centering so much on the interactive aspects, considering the mere fact that they can even project something like that is more amazing.

It's modesty, my friend. Well, modesty and business. Well, maybe modesty, business, and foresight. But that's about it, I think...

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-09-19 10:52am

Xenophobe3691 wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:How long until somebody makes a Black and White patch that works with this device?
That would be nuts. Imagine punching your monster around...

*monkey eats villager*
[homer]Why you little...![/homer]
*grabs monkey by neck and starts choking*

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-19 11:03am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Something like total immersion video games in Red Dwarf would be a better idea. I'd rather have information fed directly into my brain through a headset than have to go through surgery to get something put into my eyes so I can see stuff I can't even touch...

Um, those total immersion games are powerfully addictive and don't let you leave them. You become a wirehead, and you are going to need a loved one to bath and feed you for the rest of your life.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-09-19 11:13am

I JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER USE FOR THAT!!!

(Once the quality of the images gets better...)

INTERIOR DECORATING!!! Think about it! You could have the mona lisa hanging on your wall!!!
Or like, some kind of weird plant you drew yourself, with real growth patterns and flowering and stuff! WOW! This is going to be AWESOME if it's real and it gets mass produced!!!

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-19 11:21am

HOLO-SOLDIERS!!!

*Everyone stares at AV*

What?