With a help of a looking glass factory, you can create your own living form and start interaction with it.
The company “Looking Glass Factory” was established in 2015. Their first product was a volumetric display, a device which gives ability to see an object created on a computer in 3D. It simulates depth and other visual effects.
Currently they work on a new product. With a help of a Kickstarter they raised money (almost $850 000) for an interactive holographic display for 3D creators.
What is an interactive holographic display?
It is a device which gives its users ability not only to see graphic in 3D but also it gives them an opportunity to touch and interact with an object. The device is an ingenious invention for a game designers, architects, designers and 3D artists. It is available in two sizes 8.9” ($600) and 15.6” ($3 000).
A computer with a help of a program The Model Importer captures 45 simultaneous views of a designed scene at 60 frames per second. Next a signal is send to a holographic display via HDMI. Then the Looking Glass creates a full-coloured and three-dimensional scene on a screen. Depending on an angle of sight you see a different shape of an object. This is a method to see an objects in 3D without using VR, AR or 3D glasses.
The new product can be used simultaneously by a few people. It has different functions. One of them is leap motion controller. The object on a screen can be “touched” by a human. It can be hit or lift by user’s hand. Also if you would like to see something, which is bigger than your screen, you can connect two Looking Glasses and you will get one bigger screen.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingglass/the-looking-glass-a-holographic-display-for-3d-cre
https://lookingglassfactory.com/
This device sounds really fun and modern but I think that I would be really scared of it. Just imagine that you have an autonomous version of yourself living in your house and you can actually talk to it. I would probably creep me and my visitors out.