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iHologram Looks Remarkable, but Is it Real? [Update: Not Real]

Friday August 22, 2008 3:08 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Macenstein points us to an interesting video which claims to create a "holographic" effect on the iPhone by performing real time adjustments to the image based on rotation:

The application works by assuming a constant viewing angle (35-45 degrees), typical for when the device is placed on a tabletop. The 3d scenes perspective is warped using anamorphosis, the same technique used in Hans Holbeins painting The Ambassadors. This application does the exact same but updates dynamically.

Our only confusion is its apparent ability to detect rotational information on what appears to be a flat surface. Of course, it's possible that the demo was performed on an angled surface.



Update: It's not real:

"The iHologram app was not real. It was an illustration of an idea I had which I believe could work with the technology (combining anamorphosis and motion sensing). Unfortunately Im just an ideas person, I can show how things should look, but Im no hardcore programmer."
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crees!
Posted: 45 months ago
One word. Wicked.
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Ade-iMac-177
Posted: 45 months ago
That's incredible - i want it!!!!
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yoman
Posted: 45 months ago
Pretty neat but as the title states... Is it Real?
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macintosh.apple
Posted: 45 months ago
its not in the app store?
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mingisback
Posted: 45 months ago
Looks like a hoax to me.

-The iPhone can't sense rotation-

-Looked like that character is imposed on the screen-

-Fun AfterEffects project for some n00b-
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Floppy0
Posted: 45 months ago
I think its fake
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KindredMAC
Posted: 45 months ago
It isn't that good of a fake job. It still looks like a cat walking in an LCD screen. I didn't get a sense of depth from the video at all.
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zombitronic
Posted: 45 months ago
That's a cool effect, but as people are saying, how does it sense rotation? The table would have to be at an angle for this to work at all. I suppose future versions of the iPhone could incorporate an advanced digital compass to help with this.
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The Stig
Posted: 45 months ago
I want to believe... but the rotational makes it hard.

When you look at the part where you can see his face on the screen it looks like he behind the cat, and the white of the cat covers him.

So I'm going to call fake... but a nice one at that.

The Stig
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fleshman03
Posted: 45 months ago
if it's real ... OMG! I want it.

If it's not real, I want to know how it was done.

Actually, I want to know how it was done either way.
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