New Media Artist Review

HOLOVISION

 So I scoured the interwebs, looking for a cool new media artist that not only fit's into the path that I chose for my final project, crowd funding, but also that is revolutionary. Low and behold, I introduce you to HOLOVISION. While technically not an artist but instead a technology being developed by a 3d holograming company Provision 3D Media, HOLOVISION is to me anyway one of the coolest things that I have seen.

 Imagine this, a Star Wars nerd, like myself and probably many of you as well can have a real life Princess Leia hologram in their home. On second thought, it's kind of creepy and my wife would probably frown endlessly as she packed her stuff and left me talking to the good princess, however the thought that the technology to even make it possible is so amazing.

 Think about it in a real world and somewhat more mainstream setting. #d movies can be enjoyed without those crazy glasses that always seem to have a blurry popcorn grease smudge on them. Or the 3d tv owners can enjoy their favorite shows with endless friends without that added cost of the extra glasses, which are a not very cheap.

 The project is currently on Kickstarter.com, and they are a very long way from their goal of $950,000, however the project proves that the technology is available, it just is not cheap. One way that the company is trying to compete for the pledged dollar is by offering many levels of pledging. Starting at just a mere $1 all the way up to individual pledges in excess of $10,000, the project offers different packages of appreciation towards it's funders. Of course the more you spend, the more you get in return, some of the packages include miniature holograms, shirts, invitations to the unveil party and my personal favorite, a life sized hologram of yourself. Of course the minimum pledge is a mere 10 grand and you do not get to keep your virtual twin, however you do get a mini 17" desktop version of yourself. Still pretty cool.

 It seems that like many of the campaigns on Kickstarter, offering levels of funding and direct contact with the developers seems to ease the fear of scams, which are everywhere on crowd funding sites. As I am preparing my own campaign, I intend to keep the lines of communication open and while I do not have much to offer possible funders, I am planning on including various minor roles in the film as my way of saying thank you.