Holographic Table
Please visit our Amy Qu’s excellent Medium article for more information on this project.
Together with Ian Gonsher and our team of students at Brown University, I am developing prototypes for a holographic viewing table derived from Pepper’s Ghost, a vintage theatrical illusion and optic principle. Based on this excellent study by Xuan Luo, we worked on a simplified process to give the viewer the illusion that they are speaking viewing an object rendered in 3D, live.
Our table was designed to incorporate the electronics and optics necessary to facilitate correct viewing from all angles, and uses an internally developed python script to do so. However, in practical use and testing, the table took on more of a “hearth” functionality, and was often used more for musical visualizations and recreation than for the productive communication for which it was intended.
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