Creating virtual holographic worlds – One Step Closer?

Watched this remarkable video and couldn’t help noticing the striking similarity in some of the applications as MIT Media Lab’s Sixth Sense Project (except the holograms, of course…surely those shouldn’t be that far away too?)

YouTube Description: “A strange man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves. This is a short by filmmaker Bruce Branit known also as the co-creator of 405.” WATCH YouTube version above (full post)

Vimeo Description: A strange man builds a world using holographic tools for the woman he loves. This award winning short was created by filmmaker Bruce Branit, widely known as the co-creator of ‘405’. World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production. Branit is the owner of Branit VFX based in Kansas City. More info, background and info on future releases can be at facebook.com/pages/World-Builder/73936485659 Become a fan and keep in touch. WATCH Vimeo version below.

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3365942&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1

Hmm…wonder if anyone out there is currently working on any hologram-related projects? (And I don’t mean the type Wolf Blitzer would have us believe in :))