[msutherl]

The real kicker is how deluded the founders are about their idea. The sculpting app, for instance, is an awful idea. Sculpting in air doesn't work – it's a fundamental limitation of the model – there's no tactile or force feedback – not something that will improve with the technology. Demoing with this app shows they don't understand the nature of the technology they're developing. I would give them a pass, but, later on in the video, the guy with the beard says "so you can imagine a surface on every wall, like Gmail, Facebook, or whatever". This not only unimaginative, but wrongheaded. A moments thought reveals that this idea makes no sense.

This video is brogrammer culture at its worst.

[jcrites]

There are technologies being developed to simulate a feeling of touch in the air: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/21/siggraph-disney-research-...

"AIREAL pumps out tight vortices of air to simulate tactility in three dimensional space. The idea is to give touchless experiences like motion control a form of physical interaction, offering the end user a more natural response through, well, touch."

It looks like Aireal can only create a pulsing sensation, which will still be insufficient for sculpting, and I imagine it is a weak sensation in the first place, but I am still interested to see how these technologies improve over time.