This invention comprises a method and
system for displaying free-space,
full color, high-resolution video or still images while simultaneously enabling the user to have real-time direct interaction with the visual images. The
system comprises a self-generating means for creating a dynamic, non-
solid particle cloud by ejecting atomized condensate present in the surrounding air, in a controlled fashion, into an invisible
particle cloud. A
projection system consisting of an image generating means and
projection optics, projects an image onto the
particle cloud. Any physical intrusion, occurring spatially within the image region, is captured by a detection
system and the intrusion information is used to enable real-time user interaction in updating the image. This input / output (I / O) interface provides a display and computer link, permitting the user to select, translate and manipulate free-space floating visual information beyond the physical constraints of the device creating the image.