<s>
Holography	B-Algorithm
is	O
often	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
plot	O
device	O
in	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
appearing	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
books	O
,	O
films	O
,	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
animation	O
and	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holography	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
widely	O
referred	O
to	O
in	O
movies	O
,	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
TV	O
,	O
usually	O
in	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
starting	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Science	O
fiction	O
writers	O
absorbed	O
the	O
urban	O
legends	O
surrounding	O
holography	B-Algorithm
that	O
had	O
been	O
spread	O
by	O
overly-enthusiastic	O
scientists	O
and	O
entrepreneurs	O
trying	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
giving	O
the	O
public	O
overly	O
high	O
expectations	O
of	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
holography	B-Algorithm
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unrealistic	O
depictions	O
of	O
it	O
in	O
most	O
fiction	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
fully	O
three-dimensional	O
computer	O
projections	O
(	O
more	O
like	O
real-life	O
volumetric	B-Algorithm
displays	I-Algorithm
)	O
that	O
are	O
sometimes	O
tactile	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
force	O
fields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
depiction	O
include	O
the	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
of	O
Princess	O
Leia	O
in	O
Star	O
Wars	O
,	O
Arnold	O
Rimmer	O
from	O
Red	O
Dwarf	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
later	O
converted	O
to	O
"	O
hard	O
light	O
"	O
to	O
make	O
him	O
solid	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Holodeck	B-Algorithm
and	O
Emergency	B-Application
Medical	I-Application
Hologram	I-Application
from	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holography	B-Algorithm
served	O
as	O
an	O
inspiration	O
for	O
many	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
the	O
science	O
fiction	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
titles	O
,	O
fictional	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
technology	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
reflect	O
real	O
life	O
misrepresentations	O
of	O
potential	O
military	O
use	O
of	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
mirage	O
tanks	O
"	O
in	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
can	O
disguise	O
themselves	O
as	O
trees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
characters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
decoys	O
in	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
confuse	O
and	O
distract	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starcraft	B-Application
ghost	O
agent	O
Nova	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
"	O
holo	O
decoy	O
"	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
three	O
primary	O
abilities	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fictional	O
depictions	O
of	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
have	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
inspired	O
technological	O
advances	O
in	O
other	O
fields	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
,	O
that	O
promise	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
fictional	O
depictions	O
of	O
holograms	B-Algorithm
by	O
other	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
