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TeleHuman

The time has come to experience real 3D hologram chat like we were used to watch only in the movies and series.

Professor Roel Vertegaal guided the team in the Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, which developed a system for video- communication in 3D. They used very well known equipment, like group of six Microsoft Kinetic sensors that render the movements and set of 3D cameras that capture the user in real size and real-time on the one end of the communication channel. On the other side, instead of a monitor, there is a 3d projector that beams the video to a acrylic cylinder, which has a convex mirror inside. The result of this experiment is TeleHuman.

One of the pros that this device has, opposite of the conventional video chats is the fact that this way, the people on the opposite ends of the communication channel can see each others’ body language authentically, without any loss, which makes the communication even better and face- to- face- like.

There’s even a possibility to see the person with who you chat with from every angle if you start moving around the cylinder.

The research team says that the gadget could be available within a range of 5 years, with a price of 5000$.
The sum maybe looks pricey, but for the ones that would like this experience, it’s worth it.

There’s also another similar version, still in development stage, called BodiPod. This is a version namely for the students in medical universities, for the anatomy lessons. This 3Dscreen is designed for medical imaging and allows the students to have interactive lessons in which they are able to peel of the layers of the human tissues virtually- from the skin to the bones, as they are getting closer to it.