Hologram technology...The future?

[c-one]

This already used on the Harry Potter ride and Disaster over at Universal, is it not?

 

[lazyboy97o]

This already used on the Harry Potter ride and Disaster over at Universal, is it not?

Correct. And they are not holograms. And while Musion, the biggest company doing this work, likes to say these are holograms, they are not. A hologram is, by definition, three dimensional, and these are all flat images. What makes them cool is like how they are used at Disaster, where there are multiple planes on which to project, allowing a projection to move around physically present objects.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

What makes them cool is like how they are used at Disaster, where there are multiple planes on which to project, allowing a projection to move around physically present objects.

...now I know how that attraction works.

 

[DisDadEddie]

I think a hologram of Walt Disney himself welcoming you to the Magic Kingdom as you walked in would be amazing! There is so much they could do with this technology.

 

[englanddg]

Isn't this technology already at WDW? It is my understanding that this "new" hologram technology is nothing more than an improved Pepper's ghost effect similar to what is used in the Seas with Nemo.

You are exactly correct.

 

[englanddg]

The issue with the "3d" is that it's really polygonal Two D...the animation is so good (shading, texture) as it's computer controlled.

As mentioned before, this sort of effect takes a lot of control over the environment. Projector placement, lighting conditions and viewing angle are all key to not spoil or diminish the illusion.

Basically, what they are doing is projecting into a sheet of mylar that has been angled towards the audience at about 95 - 100 degrees from the stage (if looking at it sideways from stage-right) The exact angle varies depending on the venue and the animation.

Anyhow, they are still fun...but a very cheap effect in my books.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think a hologram of Walt Disney himself welcoming you to the Magic Kingdom as you walked in would be amazing! There is so much they could do with this technology.

That sounds terrible. It would just be more of using Walt as a brand mascot.

 

[Disneyboy17]

It is already being researched at WDI for specific, limited uses.

Carnegie Melon has actually partnered with WDI from what I've heard

 

[Disneyboy17]

That sounds terrible. It would just be more of using Walt as a brand mascot.

I agree an thats not the purpose why they would use it

 

[DisDadEddie]

That sounds terrible. It would just be more of using Walt as a brand mascot.

Everyone has their opinions! That is what the sites are for. What one person would find interesting another may not.No need to tell others that what they find interesting is terrible. Most kids today think Disney is all about Mickey Mouse & Princesses. Something to educate them on the true genius behind the parks would welcomed.

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.
Walt Disney
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[MagicKat103]

All I'm thinking of is the Kingdom Keepers books...

 

[WondersOfLife]

Yea AA's seem to be alot more realistic. But I'd be ok with holograms in some places.

The little mermaid ride for instance, I'm pretty sure it looks way more better now than it would with holograms.

-WondersOfLife


The last original pavilion.

 

[Rob562]

The issue with the "3d" is that it's really polygonal Two D...the animation is so good (shading, texture) as it's computer controlled.

As mentioned before, this sort of effect takes a lot of control over the environment. Projector placement, lighting conditions and viewing angle are all key to not spoil or diminish the illusion.

Basically, what they are doing is projecting into a sheet of mylar that has been angled towards the audience at about 95 - 100 degrees from the stage (if looking at it sideways from stage-right) The exact angle varies depending on the venue and the animation.

Anyhow, they are still fun...but a very cheap effect in my books.

Yeah, the anime in the linked video isn't even Pepper's Ghost, it's just a rear-projection onto a semi-transparent surface. You can *see* the projection source behind it, and you get the flare of light in your eyes every time a part of the image falls on the line between your eyes and the projector, just like the rear-projected images at Fantasmic.

True Pepper's Ghost/Musion technology doesn't have that, as the image is projected onto a screen, and the glass reflects that.

And none of those are true "holograms".

BTW, does anyone remember the brief demonstration of WDI's "live hologram technology" on the 25th Anniversary special on Good Morning America? Seemed similar to that Sega arcade game.

-Rob

 

[Bob]

I would imagine that everyone's favorite project <sarcasm>, Avatar, will incorporate some kind of hologram technology. Cameron has been constantly been trying to push 3D technology into everything that he does.

 

[Jimmy Thick]

I would imagine that everyone's favorite project <sarcasm>, Avatar, will incorporate some kind of hologram technology. Cameron has been constantly been trying to push 3D technology into everything that he does.

When it comes to Avatar, even if we only get one ride, it has to be state of the art, it has to be a true old school e-ticket. If they could implement this technology instead of animatronics and deliver incredible results, Iam all for it.


Jimmy Thick- I would even take a Yeti hologram right now...

 

[Bob]

When it comes to Avatar, even if we only get one ride, it has to be state of the art, it has to be a true old school e-ticket. If they could implement this technology instead of animatronics and deliver incredible results, Iam all for it.


Jimmy Thick- I would even take a Yeti hologram right now...

A new e-ticket ride in the Avatar area might allow them to bring EE down so that they can finally fix the Yeti, or install a hologram replacement. One can only hope!