Thread: TWISTER, a 360 Degree Rotating 3D display

Researchers from the University of Tokyo, led by Susumu Tachi, have developed a unique display that allows viewers to be immersed in the 3D video environment. In Telexistence Immersive Wide STEReoscope, aka TWISTER, is the world's first full color 360 degree 3D display, which does not require the use of special glasses for visualization effect.

Professor Tachi has spent more than 10 years of research and development equipment, cylindrical screen with more than 50000 LEDs placed in the columns. It revolves around the display head at 1.6 revolutions per second, LEDs show different images to each eye, creating the illusion of 3D images using the "binocular parallax effect.

Now all that you can see in 3D TWISTER previously recorded video from a variety of sources, such as the computer, but researchers are currently developing 3D capabilities videophone system, the installation of the camera system that can capture 3D images of a person inside TWISTER. All of this is very promising, but since TWISTER measures 4 feet high at 6.5 feet wide, perhaps they should put their efforts on trying to reduce the size of the device in the first place.