Cisco has developed 3D holographic telephony to create the world’s first real time virtual presentation. Cisco CEO John Chambers, who was live on the Bangalore stage, ‘beamed up’ Martin De Beer, the Senior Vice President of emerging Technologies, and Chuck Stucki the General Manager of TelePresence, live from San Jose, California. Chambers was then able to have a ‘face to face’ discussion with De Beer and Stucki on the future of Cisco TelePresence, demonstrating firsthand the potential capabilities of the system in front of the watching audience.
View: Video Demonstration
Just dont walk in covered in green paint and go "ho ho ho..."
HOW IT WORKS
Is it a trick? Chuck's image was captured by a high-definition video camera and transmitted over a 5 MBps LAN to Bangalore using Cisco's CTS 3000, which streams three video streams and four discrete high-fidelity audio streams. A projector `beams' this onto the stage.
The video has a resolution of 1920 pixelsx1080 pixels and a frame rate of 50-60 frames per second. This is double the quality of normal high-definition video conferencing. From a pit on the stage, the video is reflected onto a Mylar screen inclined at 45 degrees. The spectators do not see the pit where the projector is placed. The stage uses the Pepper's Ghost effect, employing special lighting effects to make it seem like Chuck was present. The participants act. They do not see the holographic images of each other - they stand on X-marked spots under a spotlight and talk to 65 inch plasma TVs placed offstage, just as in a typical video conferencing scenario.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/200...11250150401.htm
http://www.musion.co.uk/peppers_ghost_history.html
Still, the whole setup is neat.
Last edited by QuarterSwede on 31 May 2008 - 01:51
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