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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Touchable Holograms: Hug Your Nearest Pixel!

 Some scientists in Tokyo have coupled the feeling of touch to the viewing area of a hologram. They achieve this sense of feeling by sending altering waves of ultrasonic frequencies to the users hand through apertures on the outside of the display area. The hand then senses the correlating temperature and pressure to the affected areas.

 Although the demonstration I saw was of a very limited machine that only gave room enough for one hand and had an acute viewing angle, it made me think of the ultimate evolution of video games. It's going to happen. Eventually we will be able to BE the characters we've grown to love.

 I'm looking to be characters I've made as well as some from video games, movies, books, tv, and comics. If there's only one good thing about not having worldwide accessible  physical v.r. right now I have no earthly idea what that would be.
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22 comments:

  1. leanmeansteenJuly 20, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    its going to be sweet. there will be "touchable" holographics that can be sculpted by hand and then physically created via 3d printer!

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  2. GeojourJuly 20, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    I am anxiously awaiting such technology. I just hope that the goods will be available prior to my brains degeneration. Damnit.

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  3. lolmudkipz101July 20, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    New age of H-Games in Japan =O!

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  4. RlxJuly 21, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Sounds great..

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  5. my day in a sentenceJuly 21, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Maybe that Star Trek technology isn't that far away after all. :D

    Anyways, following and supporting, mate! :)

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  6. lightersideJuly 21, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    Oh freakin' awesome. You could make virtual reality computer games with this kind of technology!

    Think about it man!

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  7. Max SilverJuly 21, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    Really interesting! Followed!

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  8. Mike HJuly 21, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    virtual 3d sex incoming!

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  9. GrytJuly 21, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    To be honest if video game technology gets this far, life will just be a big video game haha

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  10. ShawJuly 21, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    holodeck, here we come!

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  11. ToDecomposeDudeJuly 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Sounds like Star Trek :D

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  12. DylanthulhuJuly 21, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    What lolmudkipsz101 said. That's pretty much where I see this heading.

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  13. AlbertJuly 21, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    Cool

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  14. netwJuly 23, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    this is so cool.

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  15. GeojourJuly 23, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    You know, you JUST know what the FIRST application of this will be, don't you?

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  16. Internet Catch Of The DayJuly 23, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Waiting for holodeck, waiting for holodeck, waiting for holodeck...

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  17. Diego SousaJuly 23, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    yours is a very creative and interesting blog, congrats! + followed

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  18. AdminJuly 23, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    Nice blog post, just discovered it through a friend and will def follow and support for more great posts! Looking forward to it!!

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  19. thetruthaboutGENETICSJuly 24, 2011 at 6:10 PM

    Where would this be applied, specifically? WANT MOAR INFORMATION!

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  20. ShockgrubzJuly 24, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    There are many specific applications to a tech like this. One of which is a virtual surgery, where the doctor wouldn't be able to reach the patient, but still be able to perform as if the patient was on the operating table. Another would be analysis of materials found on other worlds. Just to list a couple, there are many more..

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  21. MarkJuly 26, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    There are a lot of good applications for something like this, I actually really like that for you it was video games lol. Still...I'm now worried about all the guys who play female characters, and what they would do with something like this. Some of them are very lonely...O_O

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  22. Health InstallAugust 7, 2011 at 9:35 AM

    oh man the stuff we humans come up with is amazing

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