Blog: Next New

As I was watching the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies over the past years, there was one character who really stood out in terms of having the latest and greatest technology: Mr. Tony Stark (also known as, Iron Man). There was one technology he had which gave me an inspiration for the next type of “new” media, hologram communication. I could be wrong, but this technology only exists in movies and very limited functionality in the real world. Hologram communicating would allow end users to see the exact replica of a person in real-time who is moving, speaking, and even bringing up objects or files to display to others. This takes the current video conferencing to an entirely new level. Not only would users be able to see and hear what each person is doing, but they can also physically interact with the interface. For example, a person can touch the other person’s holographic display on the shoulder and the person on the other end can sense it. They can also display files, objects, etc on the interface and other users can interact with those as well (such as opening a folder, laying out content, etc.)

 This is a futuristic idea and the limitations of today’s technology mean it is not possible for the general public to be able to have such means of communication. However, if sci-fi movies are a true predicament of the future, we might see holographic communication be possible in the future, whether it is on Planet Earth or Planet Mars.

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  1. TMNewMediaMay 7, 2019 at 3:43 PM

    As someone who has taken interest in the MCU over the years(just watched end game), Tony stark has always interested me. His command of technology is borderline magical which brings me to Clarke's three laws focusing on the last law which as quote" Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic ". One could speculate if one were to show someone from the past a smartphone, it would appear as a magic box to them. As such, i believe that those "magical" technology/new media have potential to exist in the future.

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