UK tech startup Lightvert is experimenting with fleeting digital images that seem suspended in mid-air at night. Yes, like in Blade Runner. Above is an artist’s representation, so probably totally accurate, of how it might look on a city night skyline.
Here’s how it works: strips of reflective material are attached to a building. A projector shines light off the reflector directly into the viewer’s eye.
The image is momentary, not persistent, but boy; nice moment.
It’s crowd-funded. Here’s their somewhat formal pitch video:
Original source article from the BBC