This, people should stop calling every 3D simulation a "hologram". Hologram is a 52 year old invention, involving lazers, and photographs with added depth.

These are, on the other hand, volumetric display devices.

Really cool! Maybe in the next few gens we'll see something like this.

Wahooooooooooo

I do believe I'm no longer surprised by the amazing innovations possible with the Wii remote. That said, that's is definitely incredible!

I just got an image in my head of Nintendo showing a new Punch Out!! game next E3 that combines this technology with the 3D that Johnny Chung Lee showed. It would be a perfect counter punch to their rivals' new and improved motion control technologies.

That looks pretty wild.

pretty sweet,,very creative. gotta give credit when its due.

Those university students better start working at Nintendo, other than that, call me impressed!

It's not nearly as cool as Milo. Milo eats holograms for breakfast.

WOW The Death Star!!!

"Obi Wan Kennobi, your'e my only hope"

Wrong. Definition and description of a hologram:

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Holography (from the Greek, ὅλος-hólos whole + γραφή-grafē writing, drawing) is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that it appears as if the object is in the same position relative to the recording medium as it was when recorded. The image changes as the position and orientation of the viewing system changes in exactly the same way as if the object were still present, thus making the recorded image (hologram) appear three dimensional.

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The only difference between what you described and this is the recording medium - classic holograms use a film for the medium, this uses air.