Video: Sony unveils 360 degree 3D prototype

[Zeus]

Sony has shown off a new prototype for its 360 degree 3D technology. The technology will allow you to see a 3D image from any angle! Full video below:

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[legendofphil]

Anyone else remember Nintendo having something like this at e3 in 2002 (I think it was)?

[grapeape]

Anyone remember the craptastic sega hologram games in the 90's, Time Traveller and Holoseum? Looks like a more advanced version of that, very cool but what practical use does it have...maybe for 3d artists to preview renderings or for industrial modelling but I cant see any real use for regular folk.

[EL_CAD]

Anyone remember the craptastic sega hologram games in the 90's, Time Traveller and Holoseum? Looks like a more advanced version of that, very cool but what practical use does it have...maybe for 3d artists to preview renderings or for industrial modelling but I cant see any real use for regular folk.

I remember the Time Traveller game. Man did that game suck. It was a huge machine, but only had a tiny display. The display on this Sony device is huge in comparison.

[IBNobody]

Anyone remember the craptastic sega hologram games in the 90's, Time Traveller and Holoseum? Looks like a more advanced version of that, very cool but what practical use does it have...maybe for 3d artists to preview renderings or for industrial modelling but I cant see any real use for regular folk.

It's actually a different technology from those old games.

Did you notice the "dark moving bar" on the 3D images? That's being caused by a refresh rate.

My hunch is that this is an adaption of those 360 degree screens you see at malls, or those childrens light-up-globe toys. Those displays and toys have an armature with a row of LEDs mounted to them. The armature rotates fast enough to display a picture.

What Sony probably did was to find a way to mount LEDs or a backlit LCD bars to the armature at staggered depths. Thus, they could alter the image depth by controlling which LED/LCD bank was on at the time.

It would've been cool to see one of these displays turned off.

[NeoNight]

holy crap the holo-deck is coming to a future near you!