# Interactive Virtual Televisions Portals Transports Your Hand Into Google Street View By Katherinev123 | Published 2012-01-03 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portals References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/tv-that-lets-you-reach-in-play-with-on-screen-objects.html) & [kickstarter](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jayne/portals?ref=video) Jayne Vidheecharoen, a media student at the Art Center College of Design in California, has created this unique [interactive television](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gallery-tv), called Portals, that will help you access an [alternate reality](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alienware-x-twitch). Portals consists of a television box that acts as a gateway between you and a fantasy world, such as the "virtual real-world" of Google Street View. As the designer describes, Portals actually comprises two boxes, each with a screen on the front and a spot at the side through which you can put your hand. When you reach in, your hand will be transported to a place like Google Street View (displayed via a green screen), where you can interact with elements of the alternate universe. For example, you can pick up a tiny person or move around the streets by sliding your fingers. Further, since the boxes are connected to the Internet, you -- well, your hand -- can share the parallel world with others who are also using Portals. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.1/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Interactive Virtual Televisions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop immersive virtual reality experiences for television viewers. - **Alternate Reality Interaction:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive platforms that merge real-world environments with virtual experiences. - **Collaborative Virtual Experiences:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build social virtual reality platforms that allow users to interact with each other in shared alternate realities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Entertainment:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the television industry by offering interactive and immersive viewing experiences. - **Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new technologies to enhance virtual reality interactions and create seamless experiences. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Merge social media platforms with virtual reality to enable collaborative and shared experiences in alternate realities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Full-Body Hologram Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portl-epic.md) - [Metaverse-Connected Streaming Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/metaverse-streaming-device.md) - [Immersive Virtual Television Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/future-of-tv.md) - [Real-Time Hologram Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holoport.md) - [Metaverse Entertainment Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pimax-portal.md) - [Immersive Video Communication](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tonari-portals.md) - [Healthy Lifestyle VR Headsets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portalverse-vr-headset.md) - [Meeting-Enhanced 3D Holograms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holobox.md) - [Digital Portal Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-portal-galleries.md)