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24 alternatives to Building The Future: Dhruv Adhia

World’s first Interactive, tabletop holographic display

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Building The Future: Dhruv Adhia launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Meta - AR Glasses▲73

   The first holographic interface.

   2013 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Looking Glass▲5

   A holographic display for 3D creators.

   2019 · its alternatives →

3. 3OI
   OpenGL in super slow motion – visualising Z-buffering▲276

   2016 · orbides.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Pixel Perfect Handbook▲176

   A comprehensive handbook on digital design

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   mimesys▲126

   Record "holographic memories" for VR and AR

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Origami▲109

   A free design prototyping toolkit for Quartz Composer

   2013 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Perch▲70

   A New Paradigm for Product Display

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8MP
   Mojulo – Pixelated Math Rendering Sandbox Toy▲50

   2014 · maxbittker.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9PV
   Polyhedra Viewer▲123

   2018 · polyhedra.tessera.li · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MagicBox▲90

    Immerse yourself in a dynamic holographic experience

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Polycade▲72

    A modern arcade cabinet

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Silk▲92

    An Interactive web canvas for "Light Painting"

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13CA
    Calcflow, an open-source complex maths visualization tool in VR▲117

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TECH NEWS TODAY 1400 ▲60

    HOLOGRAM NOSTALGIA! (HOLOSTALGIA?)

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Holographic Abstract 3D Backgrounds▲80

    Colourful 3D set for digital designers

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Holovect▲80

    Desktop holographic display. Draws objects in air with light

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    HoloPlayer One▲7

    The world’s first interactive lightfield development kit

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18AW
    A WebGL demo of the Observer Effect▲15

    2014 · qntm.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Atheer One▲62

    Google Glass meets 3D

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DoubleMe▲6

    Holographic Mixed Reality Experiances

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Analyse Asia 100: The Dawn of Augmented & Virtual Reality with Ben Bajarin▲57

    Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) & Upcoming Apple Event

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Looking Glass▲7

    A Holographic Display for 3D Creators

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23AO
    Advent of Pixels▲34

    2018 · advent.klart.io · its alternatives →

24. 24GJ
    gBoxShadow.js – Gravity-Sensing box-shadow for flat UI▲43

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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