{"id":2525,"date":"2021-04-19T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2021-04-19T12:54:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:54:28","slug":"virgin-media-hologram-pizza-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/virgin-media-hologram-pizza-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media Internet Enables Hologram Pizza Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginmedia.com\/shop\/bundles?buspart=uk_ps_acq_cable_GOOGLE_Cable_Acq_Brand_Core_Pure_Exact+(Prospects)_Brand_Core_Pure_Exact+(Prospects)_virgin+media&amp;CMP=DFA&amp;medium=PPC&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqreqNfCY6_T09yNNwV2xFhKBzIN8fDK9lakYClGPH3WT0qQvlNSeresaAmVnEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\">Virgin Media<\/a> has utilised its gigabit broadband network to enable people to go on pizza dinner dates with holographic versions of loved ones. Get the full details here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world&#8217;s first real life hologram restaurant opened briefly in the UK last week. On the 15th &amp; 16th April in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, to be exact. Virgin Media&#8217;s &#8220;Two Hearts Pizzeria&#8221; futuristically connected diners situated over 400 miles apart. Two restaurants opened in London and Edinburgh, playing host to real-time 4k holograms of distant diners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Virgin Media &quot;Two hearts pizzeria&quot; Musion and Audience\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zu-p1S9GaqU?start=112&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This cutting edge technology meant that those separated by rules around the pandemic could interact with one another without being glued to a screen. <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/working-from-home-how-to-stay-productive\/\">Working from home<\/a>, along with social distancing rules, has meant that <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/5-best-video-conferencing-software-for-creators\/\">video conferencing<\/a> has become a more normal aspect of our working and social lives. The experience can be improved by having <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/best-lighting-for-video-conference-call\/\">great lighting for video calls<\/a>, or by investing in <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/anker-kicks-off-home-office-line-with-new-webcam\/\">new home office gear<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, any way you slice it, you&#8217;re still going to be staring at a screen. This limits the amount of connection we feel as human beings towards those we are contacting. A webcam frame may cut out crucial body language and physical expression. Jittery connections could mean we miss small head movements or vocal nuances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Super speedy gigabit internet connection, provided by Virgin Media, means that life-sized, 3D holograms of loved ones can be seamlessly transmitted. Creating a more realistic social experience, this could play a huge part in connecting those in long-distance relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experience, provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audience.co.uk\/\">Audience<\/a>, further plays on Virgin&#8217;s latest marketing angle of &#8220;faster brings us closer together&#8221;. Participants were found earlier in the year via a competition. Couples living in the Scottish and English capitals were surprised with the opportunity to dine together without travelling hundreds of miles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been predicted that holographic technology will be more accessible as soon as 2030. Futurologist and tech forecaster (awesome job title, right?), Dr James Bellini, has stated that &#8220;it wouldn\u2019t be strange for holograms to be commonplace in UK households by the turn of the decade&#8221;. Hopefully social distancing measures will relax, and we will be able to physically meet with loved ones again soon. But, it&#8217;s exciting and sort of comforting to know that we could be better connected with one another even if geographically we are far apart. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgin Media has utilised its gigabit broadband network to enable people to go on pizza dinner dates with holographic versions of loved ones. Get the full details here! The world&#8217;s first real life hologram restaurant opened briefly in the UK last week. On the 15th &amp; 16th April in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, to be exact. Virgin Media&#8217;s &#8220;Two Hearts Pizzeria&#8221; futuristically connected diners situated over 400 miles apart. Two restaurants opened in London and Edinburgh, playing host to real-time 4k holograms of distant diners. 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