Volumetric Holographic Displays

[LightningInAJar]

TL;DR

How far along are volumetric holographic technologies?

This Voxon technology looks pretty cool. But I'd love to create 3D holograms for 3D models so I don't need to manufacture into physical objects in order to show them. Does anyone have predictions of when this might become more commercial? And what keeps the resolution so low? Still in proof of concept phase?

 

[sophiecentaur]

TL;DR: How far along are volumetric holographic technologies?

But I'd love to create 3D holograms for 3D models

It would be much easier to think in terms of a stereoscopic display. all you'd need is some software and coloured glasses. Can you not do this 'off the shelf' for available 3D printers? (never used one, tbh but that's not really relevant.)

 

[LightningInAJar]

It would be much easier to think in terms of a stereoscopic display. all you'd need is some software and coloured glasses. Can you not do this 'off the shelf' for available 3D printers? (never used one, tbh but that's not really relevant.)

Stereoscopy is basically still only one side of an object.

 

[sophiecentaur]

That doesn’t apply if you generate a display of the view that you want at the time. Your source would rotate the image for projection at the correct angle. I’m ‘offering’ a solution that would be available now. Plus the visible rendered image would easily be coloured.

How far in the future are you suggesting that a full holographic display might work?

 

[LightningInAJar]

That doesn’t apply if you generate a display of the view that you want at the time. Your source would rotate the image for projection at the correct angle. I’m ‘offering’ a solution that would be available now. Plus the visible rendered image would easily be coloured.

How far in the future are you suggesting that a full holographic display might work?

But another person or people at different angles wouldn't see the object accordingly at their angle. I'm just wondering the current state of volumetric holograms.

 

[sophiecentaur]

But another person or people at different angles wouldn't see the object accordingly at their angle.

With their own display, they could view from any angle whilst you are looking from yours. You are right that anyone can see a hologram image from their viewpoint but full colour holograms are a long way off (if ever).

I guess it depends whether you want a practical system or to prove a point about what a hologram can show. these days. I'm an engineer and I have never been fooled about what a hologram has shown me. Impressed - yes. Some stereo displays have fooled me to the same level as 2D images on a screen - but with an added dimension. Special glasses do get in the way, however but I wear glasses anyway so a future pair could include the stereo process.