Chapter 1
The illusion of depth before computers
Chapter 2
True holograms and the physics of light
Chapter 3
Digital light fields and volumetric displays
Chapter 4
Gaussian splatting and the future of 3D capture
YOUR GOAL
Master of Chasing ghosts and splats in the world of 3D light
Ch 3 · Digital light fields and volumetric displays
007skaty Swept-volume displays project three-dimensional images using a spinning screen
007skaty Volumetric Displays
A tiny trapped particle, swept by lasers, prints a 3D shape in thin air
007skaty The Musion Eyeliner system projects 2D video onto transparent foil, updating the 1862 Pepper's Ghost illusion rather than
007skaty A vintage diagram shows a projector beaming light slices onto a spinning display disk
Fun Fact
Tupac's Ghost: The famous 2012 Coachella 'hologram' of Tupac Shakur was actually a 2D projection on foil.
Glossary
volumetric display (noun)
A display device that forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions. In 2018, Brigham Young University researchers built a prototype that traps and illuminates particles using lasers.
A display device that forms a visual representation of an object in three physical dimensions. In 2018, Brigham Young University researchers built a prototype that traps and illuminates particles using lasers.