Imperial College London has revealed holograms will be used to beam remote professors into live lectures – even if they’re thousands of miles away.
The speakers will appear life-sized and in 3D and will even be able to engage with the audience via a camera link . . . so students sneaking in late may still incur the wrath of the hologram!
Developments in IT now mean holograms are no longer the stuff of sci-fi movies but are used everywhere from the medical sector to military operations, to art and even finance.
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A match made in heaven
Akihiko Kondo enjoyed the wedding of his dreams recently when he married a singing hologram called Hatsune Miku, famous for performing sold-out shows across the globe.
The marriage isn’t strictly legal, which is just as well since the creators of the hologram have since issued more than 3700 marriage certificates to other Japanese singletons.
Worry not: if you’d like to work in the field of holography you won’t be expected to perform matchmaking ceremonies. A background in optical engineering is more useful than wedding speeches.
Stars brought back to life
When the King of Pop Michael Jackson died in 2009 no one could have expected he’d make a spectacular comeback and perform again.
No, we’re not talking about a Thriller-style resurrection but a holographic projection of Michael, performed at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
Other singers who’ve been reanimated as holograms include Elvis Presley, Tupac Shakur and Frank Sinatra.
Experienced software developers and camera technicians are the moving force behind such star attractions.
Flash the cash
The next time you open your wallet, have a closer look at your debit or credit card or even that polymer £5 note.
Yes, they all have holograms. In fact, much of the contents of your wallet uses hologram technology from driving licences to passports.
Simple to manufacture and implement but incredibly difficult to forge, holography is increasingly used in the financial and commercial worlds to prevent fraud and boost security.
Optical manufacturing engineers, laser specialists and data security experts all have key roles in hologram implementation.
While Princess Leia may have set the trend in Star Wars with her droid images, the growth of holography is certainly no illusion. The industry is worth billions of dollars globally so, if you’re in the market for a very real job in creating illusions, check out the latest IT/Telecommunications vacancies on s1jobs.
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