Microsoft's early attempt at a holodeck

[mzkhadir]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ1p5SD3sOM

The ultimate goal of virtual reality developers is to recreate the holodeck, first named and shown in Star Trek The Next Generation. In a new video feature on The Verge, the web site is given a tour of Microsoft's Edison Labs where the goal of the creators is to create truly realistic looking 3D virtual environments without the need for glasses.

Stevie Bathiche, who is the director of research at Microsoft's applied sciences lab, shows off several different types of technology that his group is creating. One is a hardware set up that projects LED light to a person's eyes. The setup apparently uses a Kinect to detect a person's head movement. The video shows the final result, although there's really no way to experience the full effect via a 2D video. There's another demo in the video that shows a larger display that moves its image when the user moves.

Bathiche hints that Microsoft has some cooler tech ideas in the works in this kind of virtual environment genre but it's still not ready to be seen by the public.

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-shows-off-early-attempts-at-a-holodeck

 

[MotionMan]

Get the porn industry behind it and it will become a reality within a few years.

MotionMan

 

[Aharami]

way cool stuff going on at Microsoft! This is the kind of shit i envisioned myself doing when I signed up for Comp. Engineering. Instead, somehow I allowed myself to get stuck coding new ways to screw over doctors and patients while making my employer even richer. FML

 

[Leros]

way cool stuff going on at Microsoft! This is the kind of shit i envisioned myself doing when I signed up for Comp. Engineering. Instead, somehow I allowed myself to get stuck coding new ways to screw over doctors and patients while making my employer even richer. FML

Get a PhD and get a job at a research lab.

 

[bfdd]

isn't amd working on hardware to power this kind of stuff now as well?

 

[drebo]

Holodecks...the ultimate goal of the porn industry.

I'm waiting to preorder my copy of Vulcan Slave Girl vol. 1.

 

[disappoint]

I wasn't all that impressed by it, sorry. He showed nothing there innovative that can't currently be done better with kinect and an active shutter 3d display.

 

[Jeff7]

I'd rather see conference-table-sized touchscreens. I've seen the tech demos, but it'd be nice to have them more readily available.

Or at least something like a 40" touchscreen tablet.


"Whiteboard? Nope, I've got something better."

Though I guess with a (Gorilla) glass surface, you could also use it as a whiteboard.

 

[davmat787]

I'd rather see conference-table-sized touchscreens. I've seen the tech demos, but it'd be nice to have them more readily available.

Or at least something like a 40" touchscreen tablet.


"Whiteboard? Nope, I've got something better."

Though I guess with a (Gorilla) glass surface, you could also use it as a whiteboard.

You can order Samsung's Microsoft Surface by contacting your sales rep here: http://www.samsunglfd.com/order/contactInfoList.do

Oh wait, your being facetious aren't you?

 

[Jeff7]

You can order Samsung's Microsoft Surface by contacting your sales rep here: http://www.samsunglfd.com/order/contactInfoList.do

Oh wait, your being facetious aren't you?

:hmm:
Seems I've been out of the loop.
~$9k.

Brb. Need money. Is Sonz70 still around? I may need some advice...

 

[LikeLinus]

:hmm:
Seems I've been out of the loop.
~$9k.

Brb. Need money. Is Sonz70 still around? I may need some advice...

Alkemyst can buy one for you. Unfortunately it'll be used and require him to post about how awesome it is that he can afford it and you're not rich enough.

 

[MarkXIX]

How pissed would Steve Jobs be if MicrosofTV with integrated Kinect and glasses-less 3D hit the market before AppleTV?

 

[heymrdj]

Holodecks...the ultimate goal of the porn industry.

I'm waiting to preorder my copy of Vulcan Slave Girl vol. 1.

My Elly Tran Ha....I would pay 9k for that..on the spot..out of my kids college funds..

 

[SandEagle]

a similar thread was posted a few months ago. i remember seeing this and being amazed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHL5tJ9ja_w

My Elly Tran Ha....I would pay 9k for that..on the spot..out of my kids college funds..

<--- huge Elly fan