London, Nov 15 : Remember how Darth Vader and Princess Leia exchanged messages via video conferencing in the ‘Star Wars’ movies? Well, the day isn’t far when you too will be able to communicate with your loved ones in the same fashion.

That’s what happened on Nov 11, when engineers used a new technology to ‘beam’ a man from London to Berlin. The technology allowed a life-sized hologram of a person to be transmitted live to appear in front of an audience 600 miles away.

It was the first time a hologram with real time interaction was used and researchers are hoping that it will open new doors for the next generation of video calling.