History Main / HolographicTerminal

* Salaak, the GreenLantern MissionControl, does his job using a semicircle of terminals he creates with his ring. This is convenient, as his workstation is wherever he happens to be.

* In later issues of the pre-Flashpoint ''Comicbook/BirdsOfPrey'', Oracle had a holographic terminal.

* In ''Webcomics/{{Skyvein}}'', the most notable features of Cope's office are the many holoscreens.

* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' has these everywhere, but it becomes a lot more common by [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers season 3]] once the plot moves to Mid-childa. It seems most mages can have them pop up wherever they need them.

** ''Anime/KiddyGrade'' utilises "[[{{Nanomachines}} nanomist]] monitors" in a similar fashion, which shouldn't be surprising given Keiji Gotoh was character designer and animator on the one before moving on the become director of the other.

* Oddly, since the later (continuity-wise) ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' lacks them, ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' has these in spades. The later absence is likely due to the [[ScienceIsBad technology backlash]] that resulted from the [[RobotWar First Cylon War]].

* In ''[[VideoGame/MassEffect1 Mass Effect]]'', an omni-tool is a glowing orange gauntlet or glove which seems to be made of HardLight. It only appears around a character's hand when it's needed, and it seems to be solid enough to act as a keypad.
** There's also full-fledged holographic terminals and keyboards on the ''[[CoolStarship Normandy]]'', and all [[{{Precursors}} Prothean]] and geth computer interfaces use holographic keyboards.

* [[PlayfulHacker Sombra]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' seems to have hologram projectors built in with the rest of her {{cyborg}} enhancements, as her [[HollywoodHacking hacking]] involves tossing around and manipulating flat holographic screens.

* In ''Webcomic/TheKennyChronicles'' [[FunnyAnimal Tarneki]] teenagers wear collars with holographic displays (the adults tend to use older handheld computers). Their use of these instead of [[UnusualUserInterface neural links]] is one reason why [[http://www.kennychronicles.com/2009/04/23/their-collars/ humans consider Tarnation equivalent to a third-world country]].

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* ''WebOriginal/OrionsArm'' has "Ghost interfaces" but by the 107th century [[AlternateCalendar AT]] they're very retro. Having long been replaced by Direct Neural Interfaces and "Wraith" screens that use [[NanoMachines Utility Fog]] to effectively act as HardLight.

* In the intentionally technobabble-gimmicked ''{{Tron}}'' level of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' they're used by Tron, particularly in his special attack.

* The BBC play ''The Flip Side of Dominic Hyde'' features a holographic TV set, seen at one point projecting the image of a string quartet. When the title character goes back in time to 'our' present (1980) there's a scene where he mistakes a ''real'' string quartet for a holographic image and tries to walk straight through them.

* ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' features this with the various holographic imagers in the series, sometimes mixed with HugeHolographicHead. Most of them are just read-only projectors with the image suspended inches from the source; but ''UruAgesBeyondMyst'' plays it straighter, especially with your KI, a disc the size of your hand that can project a full interactive screen in midair.

** While this is undeniably cool technology, you wouldn't want to type on it for long periods of time, since it provides no tactile feedback or "recoil" for your fingers the way a real keyboard does. You're just tapping on a table, and you have to keep your eyes on it to keep your fingers in the right position. Can't beat it for portability, though.

* The Zvr virtual reality display: http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/563180/hp-zvr-virtual-reality-display-shows-holographic-projections/ It requires special glasses to see the images and a stylus in order to manipulate them, though.

* In ''TheKennyChronicles'' [[FunnyAnimal Tarneki]] teenagers wear collars with holographic displays (the adults tend to use older handheld computers). Their use of these instead of [[UnusualUserInterface neural links]] is one reason why [[http://www.kennychronicles.com/2009/04/23/their-collars/ humans consider Tarnation equivalent to a third-world country]].

** Apparently this [[ViewerFriendlyInterface holographic exuberance]] is a hallmark of the [=EarthGov=] era. ''{{Dead Space 3}}'' fluff indicates that prior to the [[TheWarOfEarthlyAggression Secession War]], Sovereign Colonies technologies used more practical, down-to-Earth transparent touchscreens... [[CompletelyMissingThePoint which one flipped through like the pages of a book]].

** The map stations in ''Metroid Prime 2'', on the other hand, are a straight example, touch control and everything.

* In Creator/LarryNiven's ''Literature/KnownSpace'' novels, from "Ringworld Throne" onward, all computer terminals are one of these.

* Used near-ubiquitously by the Imperium in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' for managing both naval and on-surface operations. They seem to require some sort of "wands" to manipulate objects within them, although there seem to be either touchscreens or keyboards to back them up. Given how [[LostTechnology run-down]] all things Imperial are, they're not exactly of the best quality and require PercussiveMaintenance from time to time.

* [=FitzSimmons=]'s holotable on the Bus in early seasons of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' (including one funny scene where Coulson and Ward are looking at something on it, and have no idea how to do all the cool "moving holograms around" stuff Jemma and Leo do, or even how to close a window once they've finished with it).

* ''OrionsArm'' has "Ghost interfaces" but by the 107th century [[AlternateCalendar AT]] they're very retro. Having long been replaced by Direct Neural Interfaces and "Wraith" screens that use [[NanoMachines Utility Fog]] to effectively act as HardLight.

* [=FitzSimmons=]'s holotable on the Bus in early seasons of ''Series/MarvelsAgentsOfSHIELD'' (including one funny scene where Coulson and Ward are looking at something on it, and have no idea how to do all the cool "moving holograms around" stuff Jemma and Leo do, or even how to close a window once they've finished with it).

* [[PlayfulHacker Sombra]] of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' seems to have hologram projectors in her cybernetic arm or something as her [[HollywoodHacking hacking]] involves tossing around and manipulating flat holographic screens.

Similar to the ViewerFriendlyInterface, yet very much an UnusualUserInterface, the HolographicTerminal is just that, a combination keyboard and screen made of transparent HardLight that can be used to control computers, machines, or access other {{Phlebotinum}} derived devices and abilities. It's somehow solid enough to stop your hand going through it (but presumably not so much to stop a gunshot or sword, but at least [[ExplosiveInstrumentation it won't explode in your face]]) and can tell what you're pushing much like a regular touch screen. Whatever it displays is usually visible from "behind" as well (so be sure not to read personal mail in public).

* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' game series, [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Covenant]] and [[{{Precursors}} Forerunner]] control panels are made of light - blue and purple for the Covenant, and aquamarine and orange for the Forerunners. They usually have visible emitters.