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ANN HOFFMAN, SWINDON WILL INTERACTIVE HOLOGRAMS EVER BECOME A REALITY, LIKE ON THE HOLODECK?

fictional holodeck had two major components: three dimensional (3D) images and physical interaction created by ‘force fields’

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