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Digital & Interactive · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Hologram Production

This specialized course prepares students for the future of display technology: Holography. Moving beyond screens, students will learn to create content for volumetric displays (like Looking Glass), holographic fans, and large-scale “Pepper’s Ghost” stage illusions (similar to the ABBA Voyage). The curriculum blends 3D animation, green screen filming, and optical physics.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Understand the physics of illusions: Pepper’s Ghost vs. Volumetric Displays
  2. Film talent specifically for holographic projection (Lighting & Backgrounds)
  3. Create 3D assets for Light Field displays (Looking Glass)
  4. Design stage setups for large-scale holographic concerts
  5. Master the workflow of Volumetric Capture (Depth + RGB)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01History of Holograms: Science vs. Illusion
  2. 02The Physics of "Pepper's Ghost"
  3. 03DIY Holograms: The Pyramid Reflector
  4. 04Filming for Holograms: The Black Void
  5. 05Lighting for Dimensionality (Rim & Edge)
  6. 063D Animation for Holography
  7. 07Materials & Reflection: Glass vs. Mylar
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Volumetric Capture: Filming in 3D
  10. 10Editing Volumetric Video (Holofed/Unity)
  11. 11Light Field Displays: Looking Glass Factory
  12. 12Holographic Fans (POV Displays)
  13. 13Interactive Holograms: Gesture Control
  14. 14Large Scale Events: Tupac & ABBA Case Studies
  15. 15Future Tech: Laser Plasma Projection
  16. 16Final Project: The Holographic Installation

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Holographic Installation

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Holography: A Practical Approach by Gerhard K. Ackermann
  2. Pepper’s Ghost: A History by Jim Steinmeyer
  3. Augmented Reality: Principles and Practice by Dieter Schmalstieg
  4. Practical Holography by Graham Saxby
  5. Creating Augmented and Virtual Realities by Erin Pangilinan
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