Just when you thought that you had finally caught up with 3D technology, researchers in Japan take things to an entirely new level. At Keio University, a team is developing a system they call RePro3D. The concept is to create 3D holograms that react to your touch. That’s right – we’re getting the best of touch screen technology and 3D technology and ramming them together like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. Man, I love those things…
Anyway, let’s talk about the technology involved, shall we? First, the group took a glasses-free 3D display and implemented an infrared tactile interface. The end result is a hologram that actually responds to your touch. While this can have all kinds of ramifications to techies everywhere, for now, it’s just in the research phase.
Where will they go from here? The goal now is to create a wearable device that will give the user the feeling that they are being touched. This should take digital interaction to an entirely new level. Expect several “ideas” from people everywhere of how we’re going to utilize this one…
