Most everyone is familiar with the concept of visual holograms, which manipulate light to make it appear as though a 3-D object is sitting in empty space. These optical tricks work by shaping the electromagnetic field so that it mimics light bouncing off an actual object.
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his type of technology might be as revolutionary for the sound design of productions as the prominence of the projector has become for the scenic/lighting design of productions have become. Being able to emulate more specifically sounds as if you were in the same room with the actual natural source of the sound is groundbreaking to those who would use the medium of sound as an art form. And the potential for this technology isn’t limited to the replication of live concerts, or expanding the complexity of the sound design of a play, it could be used for experiential stuff as well, sculptural installations that use sound as an integral part of the experience of the object. It could become something that all televisions and computers have, furthering the experience of cinema and video games the same way virtual reality headsets are revolutionizing the visual component of these art forms. I hope to see this become as big a deal as VR is, so that the two could come together to create a more complete hyper-realistic medium that artists could use to create worlds that we can’t even conceive of right now.
This actually seems pretty cool, I’m not sure how applicable it is now but certainly in the next few years I could see this being used for some really interesting tricks. It’s possible that Disney will be the only one who will be able to afford it though as it seems to me like each speaker would need to be specifically designed for a particular position and sound “hologram”. I hope I am proven wrong and it turns out we can adapt this system to be a dynamic one however. Until then I am really excited to see what those who can afford to buy a whole, probably fairly expensive, speaker completely for one position, can do with this new technology. I wish the developers lots of luck in their continuing mission to improve this technology and can’t wait to see it, well hear it, in action.
In the context of AR/VR/mixed reality, sound is often the give-away. Sometimes bad sound design also gives people vertigo. With this new technology, however, sound designers would be able to help create a more convincing, more comfortable alternative reality. This technology could potentially make a very good combo with AR. For example, using holographic sound with Hololens. I am looking forward to seeing how engineers develop the UI/UX for the relevant sound hologram design softwares. Sound is already hard to visualize, and the holographic element in this technology makes spatial arrangement an even more crucial part of the design. They should make a 3D interface for navigating the sounds. With such a clever, easy-to-use tool, there would be infinite possibilities for innovations in music, live performances, films and TV.
I feel like this article is talking about holograms like they are in our everyday lives. Have I heard of them? Sure…. But it is something that I see in movies and futuristic objects. The closest thing that I have ever seen to a hologram is a heads up displays and I don't even know if I would call that a hologram. Be that as it may, there is also something to be said about using sound as a way to make 3D objects in space. Everyone in the theater world believes sound to be a completely auditory design, but it appears that the tides have turned. The physics behind this technology is not something I could grasp after reading this article, not that it was the point of the article, but the complex manipulation of a space makes it extremely hard to understand. One question that I would ask is how color plays a role in this development. Maybe it is something that will come into play down the road and I look forward to seeing how these colleges and other universities around the country take these discoveries and make them available to the general public.
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