Video: Virtual Idol Hatsune Miku Pops Up As Hologram On 3D Table-Top Display

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Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Do you remember the fvision, the amazing 3D tabletop display that we’ve shown you last year? Thanks to 96 projectors arranged in a circle, the device produces 3D images that multiple viewers can see from different angles – no glass case, 3D glasses or other extra equipment needed. And now the NICT, Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, found a way to showcase their technology in a way that’s more appealing to the general public.

Instead of displaying a cute yellow baby duck like last year, the NICT decided to use their fvision to produce a moving 3D hologram of Hatsune Miku, Japan’s most famous “virtual idol”. The hologram is just 5cm high, but it’s actually very cool.

This video shows the Hatsune Miku hologram in action (in Japanese):