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by jariel 2055 days ago
Why would you assume this is a gimmick?

Is there something we're missing here? It seems fairly credible, and if it's enough like a hologram, that novelty will not fade, it represents quite a leap in communications (though will probably take some time to settle in).
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Hydraulix989 2054 days ago
That's exactly what this is, though. Pepper's Ghost is not a real hologram.
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jariel 2054 days ago
Ok - fair enough - but people don't care about 'what tech is used' what they care about is the experience.

So if you can create a really powerful '3D experience' using simple tech, than that's wonderful. That said, if it's crappy or doesn't work well from angles or whatever then that's not good either.

But let's not get confused in arguing about 'what a real hologram is' - because that's now what we really want, what we want is the 3D there may be other ways to achieve it.

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