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The Future of Holograms

Posted by michael on from the still-sci-fi dept.

D3 writes "A Slate article talks about the failure of holograms to really catch on and the future of using computers to create true holographic video ala Princess Leia. The article covers some history such as the fact that holograms have been around since 1947. Lots of great geek-pop references as well."

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  1. Holograms by Dance_Dance_Karnov · · Score: 5, Funny

    all i care about is....is it a holodeck? if not then bleh.

    1. Re:Holograms by 87C751 · · Score: 4, Funny
      you'll have to leave the simulation at some point to search for and download.
      You have updated your simulation environment. For these changes to take effect, Microsoft Holodeck must be restarted.

      Of course, the rest of us will just do

      rmmod nportman
      modprobe nportman grits=hot
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    2. Re:Holograms by trs9000 · · Score: 3, Funny

      If the holodeck were invented, think of all the pimps and prostitutes who would go out of business.

      man, that messes with me.... conjures up images of signs like:

      Holodeck Sale! Going Out Of Business! Everything Must Go! Total Liquidation of Stock!

  2. HOLOPR0N!!!! by tonywestonuk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeahhhh Babyyyyy!!!

    1. Re:HOLOPR0N!!!! by mschoolbus · · Score: 5, Funny

      I have something like that, its called a girlfriend...

      Although I think holopr0n would be better, more willing... ;-)

    2. Re:HOLOPR0N!!!! by Mr+Guy · · Score: 5, Funny

      Mine has glitches too. Most of her permissions are all set to user only, even though I'm in her group. Her interfaces are nonintuitive - half the time I end up turning her off by accident. I guess I should be glad she doesn't have world permissions enabled by default, like some people's models. My biggest complaint though, is that her volume control is broken, but that didn't show up until AFTER I married her.

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    3. Re:HOLOPR0N!!!! by Fr05t · · Score: 5, Funny

      "AFTER I married her" - I bet that came with one heck of a EULA.

  3. Ugh... by ErikTheRed · · Score: 4, Funny

    Combining "holograms" and "geek-pop" in the same article summary conjurs up some awful visuals....

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  4. Safety Note: by Dorsai65 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do not look into laser with remaining eyeball!

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  5. Since the article refers to the holodeck... by dema · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...we need a Futurama quote (:

    Kif: This is the Holo-Shed. It can simulate anything you desire, and nothing can hurt you. Except when it malfunctions and the holograms become real.
    Amy: Well, that probably won't happen this time.
    Kif: Computer; Run program Kif-1.
    Amy: This is so beautiful!
    Kif: Yes. I programmed it in for you! 4 million lines of BASIC!

  6. Re:It's not that they haven't caught on yet by delibes · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guarantee if you can duplicate R2's projector, they will catch on. Nah, if they can duplicate Leia in a gold bikini, they will catch on.

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  7. ". . .have to hold your breath . . .20-30 yrs" by 93,000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    From TFA: "You'll just have to hold your breath for another 20 or 30 years."

    A drop in the bucket, baby. I'm living to 1000!


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  8. Re:It's not that they haven't caught on yet by Xzzy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Microscopic torpedos that blow up with little flashes of light at carefully measured distances, of course. Think of it as a really small fireworks show.

    Just don't make the mistake of standing in the projector beam.

    As the act of "seeing" relies on having light reflected into our eyes, and we're not allowed to give the light anything to reflect against by cheating with smoke and mirrors, we have to devise some mechanism to emit the light from where we want it to be seen, in all directions so it can be seen on all sides.

  9. Holodeck by Traa · · Score: 3, Funny

    [Engineering Log: Somewhere in the future]
    "Well, we managed to create a holodeck with completely convincing graphics. The problem is that the AI chick we where all dying to meet has fallen for the marketing guy and claims not to be interested in nerds. Well, damn."