View-Dependent Stereoscopic Projection

obiquity writes "The Augmented Reality lab is at it again with an extension of their 'smart projector' methods. In 'Enabling View-Dependent Stereoscopic Projection in Real Environments' they demonstrate a method for point-of-view dependent 3-D image projection onto almost any surface using multiple projectors for VR/AR applications. There are still several problems that need to be solved, but how far off is this technology from a holodeck type implementation?"

Comments

Very far off

[jurt1235]

The objects they project can not be touched and manupulated, you can not walk in a different direction than any other person, and there is not yet a safety protocol which can be turned off so you can kill the borg with holographic bullets.

almost but not quite entirely unlike a holodeck

[cmstar]

"how far off is this technology from a holodeck type implementation?" Years and years if not decades or centuries away. First of all, this is a 3d projection. You still can't walk around inside of it. There are no forcefields to give you tactile touch responces. And of course we haven't found the Binars yet, so you can't fall in love with it.

Holodeck problems

[a_nonamiss]

So how long until a horrible computer malfunction causes the holodeck characters to come to life and start taking people hostage?

BTW, I wonder if such malfunctions ever happened on the holographic brothel on DS9? It wouldn't be so bad if all the hot sex-loving women came to life, would it? But no, it's always gangsters or evil dictators or Dr. Moriarty...

wha...

[jasonhamilton]

What's this have to do with Neo having a 20 gig hard drive in his brain?

Re:Fake fixtures

[RevengeOfPoopJuggler]

Or how many Road Runners we could catch with this technology.