Aug 27 2007360 Degree Light Field Display
Shown at SIGGRAPH 2007, the Interactive 360 Degree Light Field Display won the Best Emerging Technology Award. Designed by USC's Institute for Creative Technologies, the system is capable of producing interactive 3D graphics to multiple viewers in 360 degrees.
The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second.
Now I'm not totally sure what all of that means, because I'm an astronaut and not familiar with light field displays, but I think what they're saying is that the next time R2-D2 projects Princess Leia in 3D it's going to be in my bedroom and she's going to be naked.
A video after the jump.
360 Degree Light Field Display [thanks to the never not handsome Jon for the tip]
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Reader Comments
1. My name is Wepeel - August 27, 2007 11:52 AM
FIRST!!!
2. TLy - August 27, 2007 11:54 AM
Totally awesome !
3. Ed Said - August 27, 2007 12:17 PM
that's pretty damn cool, and I bet it can be used as a fan if it keeps spinning like this. Plus, I want the largest one they've got so I can play a recording of a real sized cat on it and tell my ex to go pet it.
4. sunshine moon beam - August 27, 2007 12:19 PM
Wow guys ! see what can happen when love is #1! way to go! Mother earth sheds a tear of pride for YOU!!
5. uruwai - August 27, 2007 2:17 PM
Now this is something I could spend some of my millions of dollars on.
I totally NEED one of these.
6. daguz - August 27, 2007 2:17 PM
I thought I saw a 3-d Jebus in a running fan once... I tried to reach out for forgiveness. Now I type one handed.
7. Moophl - August 27, 2007 2:29 PM
Sure, it's gonna LOOK good with that naked Leia in the bedroom, but it's gonna feel like a Rancor once you try to put your penis in it...
8. Joe Melnick - August 27, 2007 2:43 PM
I think it's hilarious that the first thing they thought to project was a TIE fighter. It parodies itself.
9. T G Geko - August 27, 2007 3:27 PM
i cant wait until this kinda stuff is on my desk showing me porn!!1
10. BlighedArt - August 27, 2007 6:53 PM
Man, that's amazing. :O
11. RandomNigel - August 27, 2007 10:54 PM
Well that doesn't look at all dangerous.
Just wait till I chop my hand off in that thing.
Then it will be.
12. don - August 28, 2007 1:22 AM
whoa! the future is now! XD
13. Ace - August 28, 2007 3:36 AM
#12: It sure is. And it's about time! Now gimme a jetpack to go with it!
14. guate6 - September 7, 2007 6:26 PM
amazing
15. Braintrove.com - February 5, 2008 3:36 PM
Pretty amazing stuff. Too bad it has to be a spinning mirror. Not quite to consumer level yet. But a good start!
16. David - February 15, 2008 7:31 AM
I don't know what is new or good about this. There are similar stuff or more interesting 3D products.
http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2006/20060210/20060210.html
http://www.inition.com/inition/product.php?URL_=product_stereovis_volumetric&SubCatID_=79
I don't know how it work in this "new" technology because not much information provided in here, but surely it is quite similar to Perspecta Volumetric 3D display, which has a spin mirror as well.
I hope my contribution is not too unfriendly.
From David Huang