The University of Southern California is using bespoke recording and projection techniques to bring Holocaust survivors' testimonies to life. New Dimensions in Testimony is a joint initiative between the University's Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT), its Shoah Foundation and Conscience Display. The survivors are projected before an audience as “holograms†and can interact with them using natural language software similar to Apple’s Siri platform.
ICT will use its Light Stage technology
to record interviews in 3D and with
up to 50 high-definition cameras for spatial and
angular fidelity.
Natural language technology allows people to
engage with the testimonies conversationally by asking
questions that trigger relevant spoken responses.
The Institute
hopes to develop full-size interactive 3D exhibits that
can ensure the stories will remain alive
even after the last Holocaust survivor has passed away.