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Is This the Holodeck?

Posted by samzenpus on from the touch-the-stars dept.

WillCodeForRaisins writes "CNET News is reporting that Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is planning to create "virtual reality" High-Definition 3-D TV which will allow you to smell and even touch objects in the 3-D space. This national research project is meant to be part of a larger vision under which Japan aims to promote "universal communication," a concept whereby information is shared smoothly and intelligently regardless of location or language. Imagine watching a football game on a TV that not only shows the players in three dimensions but also lets you experience the smells of the stadium and maybe even pat a goal scorer on the back. How are they planning to do this? Ummm... looks like wait and see."

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  1. The End by CGP314 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And so the sun sets on a great nation. Farewell Japan, I will miss your innovation after you finish building this device.


    -Colin

    1. Re:The End by D-Cypell · · Score: 4, Funny

      I will miss your innovation after you finish building this device.

      You will?

      To be honest, I suspect that I will be far too busy having hot, deviant sex with a virtual cheerleading squad to care.

  2. Oh Wow What's That I Can Smell And Feel? by Quirk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why it's vaporware.

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  3. No. by ScentCone · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is not the holodeck.

    Flickering see-through projections and little puffs of smelly air trying to convince you that you're experiencing a real horse simply can't compete with standing next to an actual, farty horse.

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  4. Re:immediate application by sanosuke76 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Naw, this is Japan, remember? They'll be more interested in sneaking around the crowd and v-groping unsuspecting female sports fans. This will be followed by the hot all-virtual title "crowded weekday subway train commute".

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  5. Which brings up the question by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why are the Japanese years ahead of the rest of the world in the field of virtual reality porn? Or does anybody honestly beleive this technology has other applications? If we had a president with vision, he would immediately declare it the highest priority mission of the United States to close the VR porn gap! Instead, all he does is promise a mission to mars... sigh.

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  6. Re:ahem... by nathanh · · Score: 4, Funny
    until it can... function... like a real person there is no way you could get away with calling it a holodeck ;)

    Was that... supposed to be... a William Shatner impersonation?