http://www.gametrailers.com/player/user ... 71830.html

Yep, Sony has done it. Freaking amazing stuff.

now were one step closer to building a oribital ion cannon weapons platform.
possibly by sony.

Wow, amazing... We're getting closer and closer from those science fiction movies...

Makes me really happy to see this

Meh... nothing new... Japanese peeps have been doing it at home...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gFfkOw39o4E

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5spuwsAeoIo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=hVzqJwFAfvU

Just look up ARToolKit

Yeah, and thats just CG, if you didn't notice.

Cripes.... Even if it wasn't a RECORDED hologram, but a programmed thing, that's freaking amazing.

Are you sure about that?



Basically, all it's doing is taking a picture of the environment and putting a 3d character on top of the card. It would only be visible on a screen or visor. A neat trick, sure, but not quite on the same level as projecting a giant holographic dragon onto some fog, where anyone can see it.

I have to see this with my own eyes before I truely believe it, but it could be possible...

Heres a news article about holograms..just noticed it floating in my firefox news thingy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7230258.stm

Well, ArToolkit is really weird...
It's not a real hologram... But it could be a way to phone to each other with the head set

The sea dragon was much more impressive actually !

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For medical purpose ? It would be a really big help... Can't imagine the medical progress with holograms...
That would be so awesome !

I will always find progress an amazing thing

i had an idea once for making a holoTV, basically, you take two concave mirrors, and one has a small hole on top. if you drop something in the hole, a hologram of the object will appear right above the hole.

like this:

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/dem ... 6a2035.jpg

now, if we can make something that is reflective and can mimik the functions of an LCD screen (ie. change color), and figure out the exact path of light from the object that was dropped in, we can then use the LCD-reflective concave mirrors to mimik the same light path as if there was something dropped in there, and thereby making an actual hologram. i haven't patented this yet, i dont think anyone has, but please, dont patent it before me, i need the $$$

btw, i failed to mention, holograms today are an intersection of light in a foggy type substance that floats in air, (sort of like how you can see laser beams if it is a smoky room), but my device doesnt need anything other than a power source and digital cable (who wants to watch a holographic image on basic cable?). also, in the image above. the INSIDE of the thing is made of mirrors, not the outside.

I definitely find the Sea Serpent more impressive than augmented reality, but both are damn impressive.

I've seen that Augmented Reality a year or so ago, and they said that they want to make the software cheaper so that basically everyone can have one and then incorporate this augmented reality into real life.

Definitely could have many uses, like as a teaching tool, help with online sales (like ebay where you want to preview the item before buying), and information systems like some sort of interactive kiosk, could use it for maps, like displaying in 3d certain landmarks so that you may find your way easier.

Also could make for some awesome card games and board games. And TV, that could be awesome as well. I can imagine all sorts of virtual pets, personal advisers and data managers, and companionship and 3d photos of your family and such.

Whats better is that this could happen in our own lifetime.

Also, another cool thing I seen recently is some sort of program thingy that takes all sorts of photos from some image hosting site and compiles them accurately into an accurate 3d model. You can probably take a guess how that could bring Augmented Reality even closer towards full integration of everyday life.

I'd still go for holograms.

I didn't knew those technologies were so advanced...

It's really good to know

And soon, we will truly be able to have a star wars society!

Hopefully sans evil galactic imperial rule,sith overlords who shoot lightning and chock people,and jedi heroes with severely bloated egos.

That's what I love in the Star Wars society !