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Human vision makes motion detection, depth perception and recognizing seem deceptively simple. When you use Hologram with your web cam, it needs to accomodate your room lighting, camera frame rate, and perhaps the fact that you are sitting in front of a beige wall wearing a beige sweater. You are asking that little camera to do something very sophisticated. So for good performance you'll need to pay some attention to configuration settings. Here are some common questions that may help to optimize your performance.

Q. How do I start the program?
A. Activate Hologram before you start a 3D game or virtual tour. Then use a hot-key to toggle it on and off as needed.

Q. What kind of room lighting do I need?
A. You just need contrast between yourself and the background.

Q. What kind of movement is Hologram designed for?
Hologram is designed to control the viewpoint. It was not really meant to control high-speed navigation. You will usually have better results driving a racing car with the keyboard and looking around in Hologram, rather than vice versa. But Hologram is a powerful tool that can be used with many different kinds of games, so you may be the first to find a great new configuration.

Q. Is there a Mac version?
A. Sorry, this version of the program is Windows only for now. But if you are a developer, we are always interested in discussing Mac OSX (and Linux) versions.

Q. What if I wave my hand back and forth in a blur?
A. Hologram will adapt to whatever frame rate your camera and computer can produce. However, the software would have trouble following a blur. Turn on the Active Pixels (red dots) in the Advanced panel if you want to ensure that the program is defining you well.

Q. Are custom versions of Hologram possible to display my company's brand?
A. If your company makes software, 3D games or virtual tours, we may be able to include your brand in the interface for a certain period. Then when your customers use Hologram with any 3D or VR content, they'll see your corporate ID.

Q. What are the system requirements?
Hologram will work with a range of computers that display different types of VR and 3D, and at a variety of web cam frame rates. However, best performance when using Hologram with demanding 3D games and VR scenes, can be achieved with at least a Pentium 3 with 8 MB video ram and 256 MB ram. If your computer supports high-end 3D games though, it will have no problem running Hologram. A recent version of Direct X is also required (e.g., Version 9).

Q. How can I obtain the best settings for my favorite 3D game?
A. Some games have a tutorial where you can practice navigating. That is a good place to see whether you can control the game better with keyboard or mouse emulation, and try changing game controls. Try your own settings, or see if we have any listed for your game. When you find some good ones, share. And soon you'll progress to a whole new level of immersive experience.

Q. What about cheats and easter eggs?
A. In response to user requests for a method of producing rapid button clicks in certain game contests, there is one hidden control in Hologram...

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