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> "What's missing is material feeling, like you see a switch, you see your hand touching the switch and you feel something." Take a look at this, I think it co

> "What's missing is material feeling, like you see a switch, you see your hand touching the switch and you feel something." Take a look at this, I think it could be the start of what you're looking for. http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-07/03/haptic-japanese-holograms http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-07/03/haptic-japane...

mschuster91 11y ago
Awesome, kind of looks like a miniature holodeck. But I think with this technology it wouldn't be possible to convey the behavior of materials (e.g. metal feels cold to the touch, wood not)... The alternative would of course be direct neural manipulation a la Matrix but I highly doubt that research in this direction will happen due to ethical concerns...
- ZenoArrow 11y ago
  > "But I think with this technology it wouldn't be possible to convey the behavior of materials (e.g. metal feels cold to the touch, wood not)..." Perhaps, though consider what makes metal cold to the touch, is it not just due to the way our brains interpret a certain set of electrical impulses received by our skin? If that's the case, perhaps we could combine the haptic holograms with sensory gloves, e.g. the holograms provide the physical resistance of the virtual item, and the gloves mimic the electrical signals that convey the other physical properties of the item.
  - mschuster91 11y ago
    Hmm yeah, that could help... but one problem remains, if you want to display an holographic forest, you'll need a holo-room the size of the forest.
    - ZenoArrow 11y ago
      We're still talking about VR right? In the scenario I thought we were discussing the haptic hologram stuff would just be for simulating touch, you wouldn't be looking at it (though it could be great as a visual medium in other scenarios). As for movement, couldn't we use something like a Virtuix Omni to allow someone to move through the forest... http://www.virtuix.com/ http://www.virtuix.com/

mschuster91 11y ago

Awesome, kind of looks like a miniature holodeck. But I think with this technology it wouldn't be possible to convey the behavior of materials (e.g. metal feels cold to the touch, wood not)... The alternative would of course be direct neural manipulation a la Matrix but I highly doubt that research in this direction will happen due to ethical concerns...

ZenoArrow 11y ago
> "But I think with this technology it wouldn't be possible to convey the behavior of materials (e.g. metal feels cold to the touch, wood not)..." Perhaps, though consider what makes metal cold to the touch, is it not just due to the way our brains interpret a certain set of electrical impulses received by our skin? If that's the case, perhaps we could combine the haptic holograms with sensory gloves, e.g. the holograms provide the physical resistance of the virtual item, and the gloves mimic the electrical signals that convey the other physical properties of the item.
- mschuster91 11y ago
  Hmm yeah, that could help... but one problem remains, if you want to display an holographic forest, you'll need a holo-room the size of the forest.
  - ZenoArrow 11y ago
    We're still talking about VR right? In the scenario I thought we were discussing the haptic hologram stuff would just be for simulating touch, you wouldn't be looking at it (though it could be great as a visual medium in other scenarios). As for movement, couldn't we use something like a Virtuix Omni to allow someone to move through the forest... http://www.virtuix.com/ http://www.virtuix.com/