This is actually an older story, but it is too cool for me to ignore: someone managed to build a version of Cortana that truly lives up to her Halo counterpart. A monitor and panes of mirror glass were used to display the hologram, and animations for the AI were captured with the help of a Kinect. I think the designer deserves some applause.



…this a Pepper’s Ghost hologram that uses Windows 10’s native Cortana experience. It’s all powered by a Windows 10 device with 4GB of RAM and a built-in Arduino used for controlling the platform lights. There’s a portable USB monitor on the top that reflects on 3 panes of mirror glass. The enclosure itself is a custom design I modeled. I then 3D printed each part of the assembly in PLA. There’s also an omnidirectional microphone that sits on top of the unit, and a decent mini speaker built into Cortana’s pedestal on the base.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Working Concept of Holographic Cortana Assistant