Augmented Reality: inFORM, an interactive dynamic shape display

*A Kinect hack from MIT. Sometimes you just can't beat pretty.

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/11/inform-an-interactive-dynamic-shape-display-that-physically-renders-3d-content/

"While it's debatable whether we’ll ever be able to teleport objects or people around the world at the speed of light, the inFORM system from Tangible Media Group at MIT might be the seeds of the next best thing. inFORM facilitates the real-time movement of physical "pixels" (((aka "voxels"))) on a table surface that move in accordance with data from a Kinect motion sensing input device. The system allows people to remotely manipulate objects from a distance, physically interact with data or temporary objects, and could open the door to a wide variety of gaming, medical, or other interactive scenarios where people might be in remote locations.

"One can only imagine the possibilities as the resolution of such a device increases..."