Watch your memories in 3D: New VR startup makes this possible

Your memories — how you remember them pic.twitter.com/eRwIK6xYTF

— Wist: Immersive Memories (@WistLabs) February 21, 2023

In a Medium post, he further explained the purpose of his technology.

“[Photos and videos] act as memory anchors, allowing us to travel back to those moments and the moments around the anchor. [They] are great to look at, but they don’t give you the same experience as being there again,” he explained.

The right combination

“We’re at a beautiful moment on our timeline where 3D capture technology is being embedded into consumer phones via new sensors and software. The tech is early but available,” he further noted.

“The right combination of this new tech can allow us to capture immersive memories: spatial moments in time that you can step back into. And, the right design and engineering can make this as easy as capturing a video.”

McHugh compares the new technology to a magical one: Harry Potter’s pensieve. This is a mirror that allows people to relive their memories or even watch the memories of others.

Wist does the same thing, bringing to life vivid color videos recorded and experienced long ago. It can allow for many beautiful moments, like a parent reliving their child’s first steps or celebrations and birthdays that were missed.

In doing so, the technology could allow people to better understand each other and their individual pasts and ensure that no one has to miss out on a special moment as long as someone is around to record it.

We recently reported on a VR headset that lets you feel a kiss. We can’t help but wonder if the two technologies were combined: could people actually feel their memories? Only time will tell.