Company wants to make holograms more widely available for consumers

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- New technology is pushing the envelope, going beyond your typical Zoom meeting. Some celebrities have used them but now holograms are on the cusp of becoming reality for anyone.

Canadian based company ARHT Media has installed hologram studios at 15 WeWork sites, including San Francisco and LA, to make the technology more widely accessible.

The person stands in front of a green screen. A series of cameras captures a 3D likeness of that person and projects it elsewhere in real-time.

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The company wants to make this technology widely available and economical for the consumer market.

Watch the video in the player above as ABC7 News Reporter David Louie gives the 3D technology a test drive.

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