The British University of Loughborough is the first in Europe to test the use of holoboxes from the US company Proto in order to bring lecturers from all over the world into the lecture hall. Those responsible even believe it is conceivable to use AI technology to have three-dimensional images of the deceased give lectures. The Guardian reports this and adds that the students could then learn from Albert Einstein or Coco Chanel. The technology will be experimented with for another year and will be included in the curriculum in 2025. This could also help achieve sustainability goals because guests would have to fly in less often.
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Not a hologram, but very convincing
Proto showed the Holobox developed together with Holoconnects a few days ago at the CES in Las Vegas. People can be projected into boxes the size of telephone booths, for example to give a lecture. Unlike a display, thanks to post-processing using AI technology, it appears three-dimensional, but only from a certain distance. The 3D effect disappears directly in front of the box. Contrary to what the name suggests, it is not a hologram. The “astonishingly good” spatial effect is only achieved with optical tricks, such as an added shadow. In addition to the boxes, which are several tens of thousands of euros more expensive, there are also mini versions for 6,000 or 6,900 euros.
In any case, the students in Loughborough “absolutely love the technology”, quotes the Guardian a professor who works with it. This is not only evident in the selfies that are diligently taken with the devices: “They prefer a guest speaker from the industry who is beamed into the lecture hall over a 2D person on the wall.” The three-dimensional representation is simply “much more appealing and real,” while lectures via Zoom only give the feeling of watching television. However, there is no statement from the university in the article about Proto’s plans to use the technology in the future to bring digital images of deceased personalities into lecture halls.
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