Pepper's Ghost Resurrected

Beyond 2001

The Arthur C. Clarke 

2001 Gala

Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles CA

Kirk Jarvis produced the on-site video teleconference and Teleportec system staging for a live satellite teleconference with Arthur C. Clarke from his home in Sri Lanka while the audience at the Playboy Mansion watched his 3D image interact with Host Patrick Stewart.  

Teleportec Entertainment develops entertainment applications for the Teleportec system of 3D video conferencing.  The systems uses a quirk of human perception called "Pepper's Ghost", popularized in the 1860's by John Henry Pepper, to create the visual impression of 3D.

Host, Patrick Stewart

Distinguished guest included James Cameron, Morgan Freeman, Bill Paxton, Jim Lovell, Buzz Aldrin, and many others.





  
 

 Co-Host, James Cameron

"Teleported" guest, Morgan Freeman