History Main / Hologram

* In one of YokoTsuno's stories, "The Prey And The Shadow", [[spoiler: a girl named Margaret is forced to become the model for one of these, for reasons that her boss won't disclose. Fearing for her life and that of another girl whom she's impersonated, Margaret decides to latch on the titular ActionGirl for help... and she's got good reasons, since the hologram's a part of a cruel XanatosGambit to get the other girl killed.]]

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* ''[[GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''. When Duke first meets the Joes they have a device that projects a holographic image of their commander General Hawk.

* ''TotalRecall'' has a device to create a photo realistic hologram that mimics the user. It is used late in the film to trick a bunch of armed guards.

* ''{{Superman}} II'': Lex Luthor creates a laser hologram device to project images of himself and Otis playing chess. This fools the guards so they can escape Metropolis Prison.

* Ridiculously common in DeadSpace, your characters inventory, access panels, even ''lift buttons'' are holograms projected on to thin air. Curiously all videos are 2D and limited to the colour blue.
* MassEffect has holograms for VI interfaces and communication. They are usually limited to a single colour at one time.
* AssassinsCreed2 features one [[spoiler: in 1499]]

* Al from ''QuantumLeap''

** Bones did eventual phase out the absurd holographic rendering device.

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What media commonly identifies as a hologram is not actually a hologram, it's a volumetric display. Actual holograms are 3D images on 2D surfaces. While this may seem like picking nits, there are perfectly valid reasons for the practice: "hologram" is easier to say than "volumetric display," and would the BBC allow [[RedDwarf Rimmer]] to walk around with "VD" plastered on his forehead?

* '''Integrated Camera:''' A hologram AI or projected image of another person can usually see through the hologram's eyes, regardless of if a camera installed near the emitter would be limited in what it can see. It's usually understood that holographic technology can somehow not just project light but "see" everything in its vicinity.

See also KissMeIAmVirtual, HugeHolographicHead and ProjectedMan.

** Erm, same tech was used to bring {{Gorillaz}} to the real world for an MTV award a few years ago?

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* Believe it or not, [[Vocaloid]] recently had a concert where the characters [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWq3LoLg4Vo showed up on stage as holograms.]] It appears to be a projection on a pane of glass, as you can see the glowsticks the audience is holding reflected on the glass, but still! Real life holograms!

* Arguably, an instance Free from ''Soul Eater''. In the episode where [[spoiler: they lead up to the Kishin's revival,]]
Free broadcasts an intangible image of himself to stall Kid and Black Star.

What media commonly identifies as a hologram is not actually a hologram, it's a volumetric display. Actual holograms are 3D images on 2D surfaces. While this may seem like picking nits, there are perfectly valid reasons for the practice: "hologram" is easier to say than "volumetric display," and would the BBC allow Rimmer to walk around with "VD" plastered on his forehead?

* '''GlamourFailure:''' Despite often being the photonic equivalent of DeceptivelyHumanRobots, they will exhibit signs of being artificial because they: don't cast shadows, hair or clothes won't flap in the wind, are "too simple," or are not rendered very realistically.