Art.
Bruce Riley is a painter in Chicago who paints via a pouring resin method, and the results are psychedelic and beautiful: Bruce from Jason Stanfield on Vimeo. If I could afford the materials and the space and the time, this looks like a very relaxing and fulfilling way to spend one’s time. And the results are incredible; I’ll definitely be adding some pictures of them to my portfolio of set design inspirations.
While I’m sure this device, if used in close proximity to a human being, would result in an industrial-strength sunburn, I welcome any technology that brings us close to a real-life holodeck. The Aerial Burton is a 3D display that works by firing a laser pulse into a 3D scanner, and then ionizing the air at specific points, which makes a very bright point of plasma, and by creating several of these points, the device can create a 3D object or text. While the full potential for such a display has yet to be seen, Asano suggests it could be used as a communication aid in the event of a disaster by communicating evacuation routes. I can certainly see the… Read More »An aerial laser display capable of projecting 3D-images in mid-air