into an actual working device. i can't believe i'm actually speaking to you now, live, in la! i'm actually not a hologram, i'm really in this thing! let me out! we wanted to go from the boardroom and the conference room into the living room. you shouldn't have to be a millionaire or a celebrity, or even a digital resurrection of a late legend. this should be so grandpa and timmy can communicate, whether they're ten miles away or 10,000 miles away. looking a lot smaller than i recall. when a volumetric, real—sized person, even shrunk down into a tabletop—sized version of a person, materialises into a space, there isjust a much more emotional connection thatjust does not exist when you are just chest—up on a flat, 2—d display. this is sort of like if zoom and being there had a baby. it's the real empty space within the box, the shadows on the inside walls, and the reflections that create the illusion of physical presence. 0h, paris hilton! i am so excited and proud