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However, using Microsoft holography , Mesh introduced physical people into the virtual world of Altspace. Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. MORE
After using Spatial, however, I’m optimistic that some great company or companies will make it happen in the not too distant future, and that holography and mixed reality will subsequently become as viable for working from home as desktop and laptop computing are today. MORE
” The researchers methodology here is “built on the principles of Fresnel holography and double phase amplitude encoding with additional hardware, phase correction factors, and spatial light modulator encodings to achieve full color, high contrast and low noise holograms with high resolution and true per-pixel focal control.” MORE
Founded in 2012, Colorado-based Akonia Holographics claims to have 200 patents focused on holography, specifically pertaining to storage and optics. The company says their ‘HoloMirror’ technology “[uses] a fundamentally different approach than thin holography or surface relief gratings, [allowing for] for dramatically higher performance than any holographic element in the past.” MORE
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Last week, MacRumors reportedly found references to iPhone-connected AR glasses and a spatial launcher interface for them. This week the final iOS 13 build was released to developers which confirms the report. The confirmation was made by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who found a ReadMe file explaining how to test AR apps on iOS. The iOS 13 GM also comes with a readme file (!) MORE
RealView claims to be using real holography to solve a major problem inherent to AR and VR headsets of today, the vergence-accommodation conflict. According to the Wikipedia entry for computer-generated holography , one of the simpler algorithms to generate the required interference patterns, Fourier transform, is only able to create holograms of 2D images. Details remain to be seen, but any advancements to computer-generated holography would be highly welcome. MORE
Light Fields News holography light fields sony sony spatial reality display spatial reality displaySony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye. MORE
Oblong’s technological and design trajectories build on 15 years of foundational work at the MIT Media Lab, where Underkoffler was responsible for innovations in real-time computer graphics systems, optical and electronic holography, large-scale visualization techniques, and the I/O Bulb and Luminous Room systems. Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way. MORE
Here is an update on my quest to stay on top of all things “holo:” HoloLamp and RealView “Live Holography.” According to the Wikipedia entry for computer-generated holography , one of the simpler algorithms to generate the required interference patterns, Fourier transform, is only able to create holograms of 2D images. Details remain to be seen, but any advancements to computer-generated holography would be highly welcome. MORE
Medical holography is a truly magical use case of Microsoft HoloLens. Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.). One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. By revolutionizing the way we perceive reality-altering solutions, the technology that stands behind HoloLens is as fascinating as it is complex. MORE
Akonia was working on novel optics for AR based on holography. An extensive patent application filed by Apple could provide insight into their plans for AR glasses. The patent describes interactions in augmented reality. The glasses in the text are described as being powered, and controlled, by a smartphone. Notorious Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also reported today that the glasses would be an iPhone accessory. He claims they will go into production as early as Q4 of this year. MORE
AR glasses could deliver an even more realistic and interactive experience with the aid of holography. This is the main theme of a recently published whitepaper “Holography: The Future of Augmented Reality Wearables” by a company specializing in computer-generated holography. MORE
Eye-tracking, AI navigation, and 3D imaging radar promise next-level road traffic safety. MORE
billboard films blade runner ana de armas american films joi creative works entertainment culture holography in fictionCould that really be a 20-foot tall cat just hanging out in the vacant space of a Japanese retail center? Don’t believe your lying eyes. It’s actually a 4K billboard screen that only looks 3D. And while video of the cat billboard has gone viral, it’s slightly less impressive when you look at the image from across the… Read more. MORE
Before founding Oblong, Underkoffler spent 15 years at MIT's Media Laboratory, working in holography, animation and visualization techniques, and building the I/O Bulb and Luminous Room Systems. Dean Takahashi pretty much said during his panel at the last GamesBeat summit that you are 100% better off skipping a day or two of of work in order to go to one of the events he puts together. He is absolutely right! MORE
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. A patent application filed by Apple offers a look at the company’s ideas for wide field of view foveated augmented reality display technology. Reports that Apple is working on AR glasses first emerged in late 2017. Based on our reading of the patent the idea appears to be a direct evolution of Akonia’s technology. MORE
News AR AR Holograms Holograms Holography Mixed RealityIt won’t be long before 3D holograms are part of everyday life. In virtual reality, the more realistic the digital world, the greater the demand for fidelity. The greater demand for fidelity, the greater the demand for bandwidth. Nothing is more demanding than cinematic realism. We expect photo real worlds to have absolutely perfect fidelity. This is why realism in VR always involves a sterile space station or a desert planet. MORE
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Code reportedly found by MacRumors in an internal build of iOS 13 suggests Apple is working on iPhone-connected AR glasses and a spatial launcher interface to use them. Reports that Apple is working on AR glasses first emerged in late 2017. StarBoard. iOS is the operating system of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch. MORE
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Rumors surrounding Apple-branded eyewear seem to emerge with regularity and that’s been the case for years, with a range of supposed target dates, prices and features. MORE
Cars Features AR Augmented Reality holographyFrom the ashes of big AR startups like Magic Leap and Daqri, Envisics hopes to deliver the world's first truly useful augmented reality system -- in your car. MORE
wan holography 3d imaging optics academic disciplines photonics branches of biology optical tweezers emerging technologies holodeck security hologram technology internet laserBack in 2018, researchers from Brigham Young University demonstrated a device called an Optical Trap Display that used lasers to create free-floating holographic images that don’t need a display. MORE
AR Development AR Headset Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Games Holography Microsoft HoloLens Apps Microsoft HoloLens Compatible ar apps ar games capitolavr microsoft hololens nintendo pokemon go pokemon go augmented reality pokemon go on hololensPokémon Go , the latest “AR” infused sequel to the classic Nintendo franchise is sweeping the world on mobile phone platforms. But what would it look like running on a dedicated augmented reality headset? MORE
My father and I actively discussed 3D and ‘holography’ and it was a concept he actively engaged in. “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa” tour will feature never-before-seen performances by Zappa. It’s no secret that legendary musician Frank Zappa was one of the most talented performers to ever grace the stage. Alongside his music, Zappa also gained notoriety for his work as a composer, activist, and filmmaker. MORE
BYU’s Holography Group uses a laser beam to trap a small particle in the air. You can learn more about the project via the BYU Electro-Holography Lab website. A team at BYU is developing 3D holographic animations without the need for a dedicated headset or smartphone. MORE
Big kudos to Wikipedia for having a very well-written page on Holography. I hope you enjoyed this journey into holography as I did. MORE
SEE ALSO 'HOLOSCOPE' Headset Claims to Solve AR Display Hurdle with True Holography. Avegant , makers of Glyph personal media HMD, are turning their attention to the AR space with what they say is a newly developed light field display for augmented reality which can display multiple objects at different focal planes simultaneously. Most of today’s AR and VR headsets have something called the vergence-accommodation conflict. MORE
“We use almost all immersion technologies, such as VR, AR, MR, 3D projection and holography,” spoke Xiang Xi, CEO of Guangzhou Time Network Technology Co Ltd, a company involved with the initial development of the program. Guangzhou Zoo ditches its cages in favor of environmentally-friendly VR exhibits. Southern China isn’t exactly known for its well-managed zoos. MORE
The company now plans to use holography to make inexpensive transparent displays for augmented reality smartglasses. We’ve used lenses for hundreds of years, and we hope holography will give us a new way to manipulate light.”. Akonia is not unique in its attempt to use holography in this manner. Because holography has one huge benefit: It can manipulate light while being perfectly invisible, which is exactly what is needed in an eyepiece. AR hardware akonia holograph MORE
The original intention of holography is to create a 3D fictional space in the real world. What is the difference between VR, AR, MR, holographic projection, and naked eye 3D that we often hear about? Let’s introduce and understand them separately. First of all, what is VR? MORE
We just added holography and stereo 3D for good measure.” What’s a billionaire named Jim Jannard to do after founding and selling Oakley’s for $2.1 billion then creating a state-of-the-art Hollywood-caliber camera manufacturer in RED Digital Camera? Create a phone that can power holograms and doesn’t need a headset for AR or VR, that’s what, apparently. Today RED announced the Hydrogen One smartphone. MORE
However, using Microsoft holography , Mesh introduced physical people into the virtual world of Altspace. Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4. MORE
Akonia was working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Taiwanese news outlet DigiTimes recently reported that Apple canceled its long rumored AR hardware project. The report cited issues making the device light enough as well as its high production cost. But is this really true? And if so, what exactly did Apple cancel? What was Apple working on? In late 2017, Bloomberg reported the company was working on AR glasses for release as early as 2020. MORE
Daqri is working with Blackley, who was originally a theoretical physicist before he started making games, and his team of physicists at Heat Engine in Southern California to explore applications of optics and holography in something that Daqri calls Software Defined Light. Among them was using holography to do instantaneous 3D printing.”. MORE
MIT researchers found a way to almost instantaneously make 3D holograms using a new method called tensor holography. Read more. More about Mashable Video , Artificial Intelligence , Hologram , Mit Researchers , and Future Blink. MORE
Aside from cutting-edge holography that Looking Glass develops (more on that in a bit), we’re seeing innovation around 3D virtual interaction — which of course resonates during global lockdowns. MORE
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Code found in iOS 13.1 beta 3 reveals the field of view of three Apple AR devices, according to a Twitter user who posted a video of the device simulation testing mode. There is some fun data in ARDisplayDevice.framework too. Franc device has 61° FOV (47° by 40°), Luck has 58° (46×34), and Garta — 68° (49×47). MORE
One of The Information’s sources, who has seen the prototype, describes it as looking like “high-priced sunglasses with thick frames that house the battery and chips” In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Apple may release a VR/AR headset with rich mixed reality features in 2022 and then lightweight AR glasses in 2023, according to a report from The Information. MORE
Our innovation on virtual experiences includes technologies that you’ve probably heard a bit about already, such as foveated rendering, varifocal optics, holography, and light fields. Virtual experiences through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are a new frontier for computer graphics. This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics. MORE
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ARPost
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
AR glasses could deliver an even more realistic and interactive experience with the aid of holography. This is the main theme of a recently published whitepaper “Holography: The Future of Augmented Reality Wearables” by a company specializing in computer-generated holography.
Road to VR
JANUARY 20, 2017
RealView claims to be using real holography to solve a major problem inherent to AR and VR headsets of today, the vergence-accommodation conflict. According to the Wikipedia entry for computer-generated holography , one of the simpler algorithms to generate the required interference patterns, Fourier transform, is only able to create holograms of 2D images. Details remain to be seen, but any advancements to computer-generated holography would be highly welcome.
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UploadVR
JANUARY 1, 2017
The company now plans to use holography to make inexpensive transparent displays for augmented reality smartglasses. We’ve used lenses for hundreds of years, and we hope holography will give us a new way to manipulate light.”. Akonia is not unique in its attempt to use holography in this manner. Because holography has one huge benefit: It can manipulate light while being perfectly invisible, which is exactly what is needed in an eyepiece. AR hardware akonia holograph
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 18, 2020
Cars Features AR Augmented Reality holographyFrom the ashes of big AR startups like Magic Leap and Daqri, Envisics hopes to deliver the world's first truly useful augmented reality system -- in your car.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Light Fields News holography light fields sony sony spatial reality display spatial reality displaySony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye.
GizModo VR
JULY 6, 2021
billboard films blade runner ana de armas american films joi creative works entertainment culture holography in fictionCould that really be a 20-foot tall cat just hanging out in the vacant space of a Japanese retail center? Don’t believe your lying eyes. It’s actually a 4K billboard screen that only looks 3D. And while video of the cat billboard has gone viral, it’s slightly less impressive when you look at the image from across the… Read more.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
News AR AR Holograms Holograms Holography Mixed RealityIt won’t be long before 3D holograms are part of everyday life. In virtual reality, the more realistic the digital world, the greater the demand for fidelity. The greater demand for fidelity, the greater the demand for bandwidth. Nothing is more demanding than cinematic realism. We expect photo real worlds to have absolutely perfect fidelity. This is why realism in VR always involves a sterile space station or a desert planet.
Road to VR
JULY 14, 2016
AR Development AR Headset Augmented Reality Augmented Reality Games Holography Microsoft HoloLens Apps Microsoft HoloLens Compatible ar apps ar games capitolavr microsoft hololens nintendo pokemon go pokemon go augmented reality pokemon go on hololensPokémon Go , the latest “AR” infused sequel to the classic Nintendo franchise is sweeping the world on mobile phone platforms. But what would it look like running on a dedicated augmented reality headset?
VRScout
MAY 6, 2021
BYU’s Holography Group uses a laser beam to trap a small particle in the air. You can learn more about the project via the BYU Electro-Holography Lab website. A team at BYU is developing 3D holographic animations without the need for a dedicated headset or smartphone.
Mashable VR
MARCH 26, 2021
MIT researchers found a way to almost instantaneously make 3D holograms using a new method called tensor holography. Read more. More about Mashable Video , Artificial Intelligence , Hologram , Mit Researchers , and Future Blink.
VRScout
JANUARY 14, 2021
Eye-tracking, AI navigation, and 3D imaging radar promise next-level road traffic safety.
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VRScout
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
“We use almost all immersion technologies, such as VR, AR, MR, 3D projection and holography,” spoke Xiang Xi, CEO of Guangzhou Time Network Technology Co Ltd, a company involved with the initial development of the program. Guangzhou Zoo ditches its cages in favor of environmentally-friendly VR exhibits. Southern China isn’t exactly known for its well-managed zoos.
The Ghost Howls
MAY 5, 2021
Big kudos to Wikipedia for having a very well-written page on Holography. I hope you enjoyed this journey into holography as I did.
AR Insider
JANUARY 8, 2021
Aside from cutting-edge holography that Looking Glass develops (more on that in a bit), we’re seeing innovation around 3D virtual interaction — which of course resonates during global lockdowns.
Road to VR
AUGUST 30, 2018
Founded in 2012, Colorado-based Akonia Holographics claims to have 200 patents focused on holography, specifically pertaining to storage and optics. The company says their ‘HoloMirror’ technology “[uses] a fundamentally different approach than thin holography or surface relief gratings, [allowing for] for dramatically higher performance than any holographic element in the past.”
VRScout
DECEMBER 14, 2018
My father and I actively discussed 3D and ‘holography’ and it was a concept he actively engaged in. “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa” tour will feature never-before-seen performances by Zappa. It’s no secret that legendary musician Frank Zappa was one of the most talented performers to ever grace the stage. Alongside his music, Zappa also gained notoriety for his work as a composer, activist, and filmmaker.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Code found in iOS 13.1 beta 3 reveals the field of view of three Apple AR devices, according to a Twitter user who posted a video of the device simulation testing mode. There is some fun data in ARDisplayDevice.framework too. Franc device has 61° FOV (47° by 40°), Luck has 58° (46×34), and Garta — 68° (49×47).
UploadVR
MAY 19, 2020
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Rumors surrounding Apple-branded eyewear seem to emerge with regularity and that’s been the case for years, with a range of supposed target dates, prices and features.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Last week, MacRumors reportedly found references to iPhone-connected AR glasses and a spatial launcher interface for them. This week the final iOS 13 build was released to developers which confirms the report. The confirmation was made by developer Steve Troughton-Smith, who found a ReadMe file explaining how to test AR apps on iOS. The iOS 13 GM also comes with a readme file (!)
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Code reportedly found by MacRumors in an internal build of iOS 13 suggests Apple is working on iPhone-connected AR glasses and a spatial launcher interface to use them. Reports that Apple is working on AR glasses first emerged in late 2017. StarBoard. iOS is the operating system of iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch.
UploadVR
JULY 6, 2017
We just added holography and stereo 3D for good measure.” What’s a billionaire named Jim Jannard to do after founding and selling Oakley’s for $2.1 billion then creating a state-of-the-art Hollywood-caliber camera manufacturer in RED Digital Camera? Create a phone that can power holograms and doesn’t need a headset for AR or VR, that’s what, apparently. Today RED announced the Hydrogen One smartphone.
UploadVR
MAY 23, 2017
” The researchers methodology here is “built on the principles of Fresnel holography and double phase amplitude encoding with additional hardware, phase correction factors, and spatial light modulator encodings to achieve full color, high contrast and low noise holograms with high resolution and true per-pixel focal control.”
Steki Amusement
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
The original intention of holography is to create a 3D fictional space in the real world. What is the difference between VR, AR, MR, holographic projection, and naked eye 3D that we often hear about? Let’s introduce and understand them separately. First of all, what is VR?
UploadVR
MAY 25, 2020
After using Spatial, however, I’m optimistic that some great company or companies will make it happen in the not too distant future, and that holography and mixed reality will subsequently become as viable for working from home as desktop and laptop computing are today.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
One of The Information’s sources, who has seen the prototype, describes it as looking like “high-priced sunglasses with thick frames that house the battery and chips” In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Apple may release a VR/AR headset with rich mixed reality features in 2022 and then lightweight AR glasses in 2023, according to a report from The Information.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
In 2018, Apple acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup working on novel optics for AR based on holography. A patent application filed by Apple offers a look at the company’s ideas for wide field of view foveated augmented reality display technology. Reports that Apple is working on AR glasses first emerged in late 2017. Based on our reading of the patent the idea appears to be a direct evolution of Akonia’s technology.
ARPost
MARCH 9, 2021
However, using Microsoft holography , Mesh introduced physical people into the virtual world of Altspace. Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4.
UploadVR
MARCH 8, 2019
Akonia was working on novel optics for AR based on holography. An extensive patent application filed by Apple could provide insight into their plans for AR glasses. The patent describes interactions in augmented reality. The glasses in the text are described as being powered, and controlled, by a smartphone. Notorious Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also reported today that the glasses would be an iPhone accessory. He claims they will go into production as early as Q4 of this year.
UploadVR
JULY 22, 2019
Akonia was working on novel optics for AR based on holography. Taiwanese news outlet DigiTimes recently reported that Apple canceled its long rumored AR hardware project. The report cited issues making the device light enough as well as its high production cost. But is this really true? And if so, what exactly did Apple cancel? What was Apple working on? In late 2017, Bloomberg reported the company was working on AR glasses for release as early as 2020.
UploadVR
MAY 13, 2017
Oblong’s technological and design trajectories build on 15 years of foundational work at the MIT Media Lab, where Underkoffler was responsible for innovations in real-time computer graphics systems, optical and electronic holography, large-scale visualization techniques, and the I/O Bulb and Luminous Room systems. Augmented reality may be the future of games, but there are some huge problems that stand in its way.
ARPost
MARCH 9, 2021
However, using Microsoft holography , Mesh introduced physical people into the virtual world of Altspace. Microsoft Ignite was a three-day conference that took place virtually on YouTube, Microsoft.com, and in Altspace from March 2-4.
Cats and VR
JUNE 8, 2017
Before founding Oblong, Underkoffler spent 15 years at MIT's Media Laboratory, working in holography, animation and visualization techniques, and building the I/O Bulb and Luminous Room Systems. Dean Takahashi pretty much said during his panel at the last GamesBeat summit that you are 100% better off skipping a day or two of of work in order to go to one of the events he puts together. He is absolutely right!
UploadVR
MARCH 19, 2017
Daqri is working with Blackley, who was originally a theoretical physicist before he started making games, and his team of physicists at Heat Engine in Southern California to explore applications of optics and holography in something that Daqri calls Software Defined Light. Among them was using holography to do instantaneous 3D printing.”.
Doc-Ok
JANUARY 17, 2017
Here is an update on my quest to stay on top of all things “holo:” HoloLamp and RealView “Live Holography.” According to the Wikipedia entry for computer-generated holography , one of the simpler algorithms to generate the required interference patterns, Fourier transform, is only able to create holograms of 2D images. Details remain to be seen, but any advancements to computer-generated holography would be highly welcome.
Road to VR
MARCH 21, 2017
SEE ALSO 'HOLOSCOPE' Headset Claims to Solve AR Display Hurdle with True Holography. Avegant , makers of Glyph personal media HMD, are turning their attention to the AR space with what they say is a newly developed light field display for augmented reality which can display multiple objects at different focal planes simultaneously. Most of today’s AR and VR headsets have something called the vergence-accommodation conflict.
Road to VR
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
Our innovation on virtual experiences includes technologies that you’ve probably heard a bit about already, such as foveated rendering, varifocal optics, holography, and light fields. Virtual experiences through virtual, augmented, and mixed reality are a new frontier for computer graphics. This frontier state is radically different from modern game and film graphics.
Hypergrid Business
JANUARY 18, 2017
Medical holography is a truly magical use case of Microsoft HoloLens. Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.). One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. By revolutionizing the way we perceive reality-altering solutions, the technology that stands behind HoloLens is as fascinating as it is complex.
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