Holograms

The Immersive education conference is a conference where many experts address the development and effects of new technologies. Immersion 2015 will be held in Paris, France. The dates and venues for Immersion 2015 are not yet determined but will be announced in March. You can learn more here at http://summit.immersiveeducation.org. Holograms will be one of the forms of immersive education technologies covered at the conference.

Holograms use holography to create a 3D image, usually on a 2D surface. Holograms are used today on drivers licenses and credit cards. These images can be tilted making the image change as the view position changes.This is called a still hologram. When most people picture the future of holograms, we picture moving projected 3D holograms which were featured in the star wars movies. This is a projected image that is 3 dimensional and the image stays the same  even when the views orientation changes.

This type of hologram has yet to be created, moving holograms are very difficult to create. To create a hologram an object's image is captured using a laser. This laser is spit in two and uses one laser as a reference beam and the other to capture the image of the object. You can see how it is done in this video:




3D holograms have great potential. They could be used in movies, in place of the 3D movies we have today. They could also be used to send a message or sit in on meeting. They could even be used to recreate a concert. At the 2012 Coachella, Tupac, a rapper who had been deceased since 1996, was recreated and preformed as a "hologram".

Although the image appeared to be a hologram, turned out not to be a true hologram. The image shown was actually a mirrored projection. However, this performance
showed what the future of holograms could offer. People could actually witness their idols perform on stage even when the are deceases.

Hologram technologies are still in development and companies are realizing that holograms are the future. This year, Microsoft has release their new hologram technology, the HoloLens. The HoloLens is similar to Google Glass because it is a wearable headset that has the capabilities of a computer. However, the Hololens will be equipped with a holographic processing unit.

This product will layer interactive holographic images using the headset. The holographic images will be projected in to  your environment.  Users will be able to use touch and voice commands to interact with the holograms. You can watch the endless possibilities in this video