This little demo from LM3Labs is really quite alluring. They’ve released a video showing a life-sized 3d avatar displayed on what looks like a specially treated sheet of glass and a back-projector. From what I can see, this isn’t a true “hologram” in the sense of the word since it would need to be viewable from any 3d angle. Even so, this is probably the closest to a “help me Obi-Wan Kenobi” moment I’m sure all you Star Wars geeks have been clamoring for.

The creators had this to say, something I can definitely dig:

We believe more in growing the digital world into the real life. This requires new types of display, like real size holography technologies, but also, and more importantly, different interaction methods. No more mice, trackpads, only free-air interactivity can accomodate this vision.

More and more I feel like it is the legacy of the archaic QWERTY keyboard, which was designed specifically to be the most inefficient layout, and the restrictive 2D mouse which are holding back true next-generation 3D computer interfaces. The ultimate computer interface would be that which was wetwired directly into the brain, but the next logical step would be free-form gesture recognition. This type of interactivity is completely feasible with current hardware. The new depth cameras coming out later this year will also aid to this field of development. 3D capable LCD displays are already a reality, the iz3D is on sale for $700 at NewEgg, the Zalman is only a little more. Exciting times, I can’t wait to see what’s next.

Click the link below to check out the video.

link: Embedding the Digital World into Real Life // via: Engadget

Tags: Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality //