Science and Luxury – Musion3D

The Royal Institution in London is considered to be one of the oldest scientific societies in the world. Over the last two centuries, the building and labs have been home to ground-breaking science engagement, including the world-famous Christmas Lectures ¹. But for two days at the end of October it housed a demonstration of Musion3D’s heightened reality display – often referred to as holopresence.

As I entered the grand library of the institution, I was met with a very large pirouetting ballerina apparently floating above the stage that filled the far end of the room. These images are big! The size of the Peppers Ghost screen that partially reflects the image into the viewer’s line of sight and is the limiting aperture of the setup for the Royal Institute is 6m x 4m, but can be as large as 60m x 8m, according to Ian O’Connell, Director at Musion 3D.