http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/ Engadget Comments for NICT's fVisiOn makes you see immaterial bunnies (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg]]>Jul 25th 2010 3:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
Im still waiting for my GossipGirl related Engadget post.
You better put out soon Mr. Engadget-People.]]>Jul 25th 2010 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CJcfX6KZgA

Wake up...]]>Jul 25th 2010 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/I would take this over current 3D tech. At least this gives you multiple perspectives of the same object (or game/show; imagine a football game like this).]]>Jul 25th 2010 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
I can see holograms being cool for live events, some games and industry applications, but would you really want to watch a movie in hologram form?

It loses its cinematic quality if it is pushed into the living room, at least 3D done right is like looking into a window and is capable or retaining a cinematic feel because its viewed from one static point albeit with 2 perspectives..

Holograms will be cool, but for a movie or drama I think 3D is the best we're gonna get for depth if you want it to be practical and for the content to retain its intended atmosphere.]]>Jul 26th 2010 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/]]>Jul 25th 2010 3:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 4:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 5:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
What I want is free floating holograms. And then I want ones that can be so perfect that they would be indistinguishable to a real object of matter.

This link is closer to a free floating hologram, even though it's resolution is far far far less than what is seen above:

http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html

http://pinktentacle.com/2006/02/aist-develops-3d-image-projector/

and apparently it was updated in 2007 as well:

http://pinktentacle.com/2007/07/aist-improves-3d-projector/

It's only able to create simple shapes, with very limited amount of floating points; it creates a snapping noise from each of the small plasma balls that are used to form the shapes; and it is only in one color (white), BUT it is an actually free floating image, that you could put your hand through (I don't recommend putting your hand through though, as it is created with powerful lasers being focused to single points thus super heating the air and creating plasma....) It's probably more suitable for something like an outdoor advertisement, like in times square, but it's definitely one of the first of its kind.

I have a theory on how to create life-like holograms that instead of projecting light it reflects ambient light, very much the same way how actually matter reflects light, but obviously the technology doesn't exist and probably won't exist for at least 50 years or more. /sad face]]>Jul 25th 2010 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
Yes, and I'd like to be able to interact with said hologram as an occasional distraction while I'm boldly going where no man has gone before high-fiving Captain Picard while Diana empathically senses the sexual tension as I stare her down from across the room.

But you live with what you can get.]]>Jul 25th 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
whew.]]>Jul 25th 2010 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/
As they mention in the link, they are attempting to recreate a lightfield: for every point (belonging to a surface or a space), for every direction, recreate all the outgoing light rays. This is like computing and displaying a different hemispherical image for each pixel on your monitor (rather than having each pixel just displaying a single color across the hemisphere it is radiating).

In this implementation, they are computing many different views across 120 degrees of a horizontal arc for each pixel (a 1D arc instead of a 2D entire hemisphere). This is why you can move right and left and see different images. However, moving up and down doesn't change the image you see.

You are correct in that correctly computing how light interacts with its environment is an impossibly complex computation. However, we've obviously figured out approximations that are pretty good for dealing with a lot of cases. It will continue to be this way for a long time.]]>Jul 25th 2010 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/this looks not bad but it's very similar to the other new "stuff" on holograms we see these days that all need some kind of surface or glass box to create the impression of a 3D hologram that are really not...well 3D.

I think the real breakthrough technology we all waiting for is still out there. Hopefully not too far away.

btw: this reminds me of how ridiculous the tech is that some guys use
in certain tv shows to investigate crimes (you know which ones I mean)
The writers really need to check out engadget more often.]]>Jul 25th 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Using an twist on the famous optical illusion toys that use convex mirrors to make objects appear to float in the air
>>Using an twist on the famous optical illusion toys
>>>an twist]]>Jul 25th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/

Ooooooo... How deliciously absurd.

/Hedonismbot
]]>Jul 25th 2010 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/NM I just remembered the game, was enclosed.]]>Jul 25th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/]]>Jul 25th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPWbP1zvsxA&feature=related]]>Jul 25th 2010 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 11:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/25/nicts-fvision-makes-you-see-immaterial-bunnies-video/Jul 25th 2010 9:11PM