Demystifying Science - April 29, 2018

What is the TeleHuman?

It is a holographic videoconferencing system that allows people in different locations to appear before one another in life-size 3D — as if they were in the same room. The technology uses a ring of intelligent projectors mounted above and around a retro-reflective, human-sized cylindrical pod. Objects are projected as light fields that can be walked around and viewed from all sides simultaneously by multiple users. Capturing the remote 3D image with an array of depth cameras has allowed researchers to beam 3D images of a human from one room to another. Because the display projects a light field with many images, one for every degree of angle, users need not wear a headset or 3D glasses to experience each other in augmented reality. The device made its debut in 2012. — Science Daily