Claiming a world’s first, Australian company Euclideon has built a functioning prototype of a multi-user hologram table. Currently, the table can accommodate four people at a time. Users can walk around and interact with the holographic imagery, requiring only a pair of normal-sized glasses.
A hologram table isn’t a new concept, but has taken time for technology to accommodate this experience. One major challenge lied in the fact that holograms are computer-generated stereo images. This means the illusion is dependent on the individual perspective of the user. When you throw multiple people into the mix, the varying positions break the hologram impression.
By making computer-generated imagery, the system can track the viewer but, again, multiple participants complicate the process. Euclideon has solved this tricky situation, and replaced bulky AR/VR headgear with a small pair of glasses.
Euclideon used their Unlimited Detail (UD) 3D graphics processing engine as the basis of the table. As users walk around, the table itself tracks the eye positions of the users donning the special 3D glasses. This, in turn, builds a custom image for each participant.
Two pieces of glass house projectors and a unique film. This entire configuration combines colored images, which are separated by the users’ glasses. The eye gear contains crystal film layers, responsible for changing light wave frequencies. At the temples, small boxes of microchips and microcontrollers enable tracking capabilities.
Euclideon is in the early stages of the manufacturing process and predict the tables will be ready for sale by February 2018.
