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An Iron Man Like 3D Hologram Controlled by Leap Motion and Three.js

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Re: An Iron Man Like 3D Hologram Controlled by Leap Motion and Three.js

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This is pretty awesome. This is the first time I've seen something being projected into a prism to generate this hologram effect. Is this a new trend?

It looks like it's being reflected off an inverted four-sided hollow (perspex?) pyramid, rather than projected into a prism, but still a neat idea; sort of like the inverse of the (formerly Microsoft) Polycom 360 degree conference camera.[1]

I'm curious what it looks like viewed from one of the edges - I can't picture it being seamless?

[1] http://www.polycom.com/products-services/products-for-micros...

Re: An Iron Man Like 3D Hologram Controlled by Leap Motion and Three.js

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As cool as this is, it's not really a hologram. This is an example of Pepper's Ghost, which is also what's used to project images into your field of vision using Google Glass.

I was confused for a second because Pepper Potts is the love interest in Iron Man. But you meant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepper%27s_ghost (which was also the technique used for Tupac's re-animation at Coachella last year).
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