Is this 3-D workspace the future of collaboration?

And is it cool or creepy ... or both?

Each week, we spotlight a cool innovation recommended by some of the industry's top tech writers. This week's pick is a futuristic conference tool.

New York startup Spatial debuted an augmented-reality conferencing system that puts collaborators in a setting that's "part video conference, part futuristic 3-D white board," said Janko Roettgers at Variety. The technology was inspired by movies with sci-fi interfaces, such as Minority Report. "We wondered," said co-founder Anand Agarawala, "How can we bring this to normal people?"

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
Latest Videos From