Eyes are by far our main input from the real and digital worlds. The future of Augmented Reality therefore vitally depends on a display technology that can merge the two worlds into one. The real world is however 3D while today’s “3D displays” are not - they lack focal depth. True 3D needs a display revolution. Light-field does it. Contrary to widespread notion, light-field can provide genuinely 3D imagery while it is equally or more efficient as an AR display than conventional raster displays. This talk will introduce why and how.
Original publication: SPIE Digital Library