We've seen holograms in Star Wars and Star Trek and other Hollywood cinema. But now, life-size holograms could eventually be a reality in your own living room.

Los Angeles-based Provision 3D Media is trying to raise $950,000 on Kickstarter to make its hologram technology life-size, as conceptualized in the above image. Right now the company has successfully developed its "HoloVision" displays in sizes as small as 3 inches and ranging up to as large as 52 inches. Since the technology is scalable, CEO Curt Thornton told Mashable they've turned to the Kickstarter community to get funds to tool, test and go through the trial-and-error process to get where they achieve a working prototype for a life-size hologram.

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Thornton said the HoloVision technology will be different that other holograms because his company would like to reinvent the light source that produces the image. Instead of using laser technology, he said the company will develop a "new proprietary light source" to provide the "horsepower" to produce something the size of a human. The specifics of the patented technology and proprietary processes were not detailed. However, a digital file would be put through a proprietary light source, that would be processed and eventually a floating image would be produced.

Thornton explained that a project like this is "the beginning of the manifestation of bringing Hollywood science-fiction to life."

Life-size holograms could have uses at retail locations like auto dealerships and furniture stores (to demo large products or serve as virtual greeters), but also could be used in the home, Thornton said. It could even be applied to gaming, he explained.

"There's a very large community of gamers out there — whether it's an Xbox, PlayStation, Wii or even PC gamers — that love to have virtual environments and are immersed in that environment," Thornton said.

Once Provision 3D Media gets a life-size prototype working, the company plans on revealing the technology at a Los Angeles event, followed by a road show to other cities like San Francisco, New York, Austin and Chicago. Later this year, the company is integrating its smaller holographic displays at RiteAid stores, so customers can access wellness information, as well as promotional content, product samples, rewards and coupons. Thornton characterizes this retail use case as disruptive technology to capture eyeballs of people in a store (as shown in a convenience store below).

In the future, Thornton said his company hopes this holographic technology will be accessible to all: "... Not only just the science-fiction buffs and the technology geeks of the world, but the everyday person that really just wants to have that next-generation experience."

Backers of Provision 3D Media's Kickstarter project can get a static analog, three-inch HoloVision device (shown below) for pledges of $299 (limited) or $349. For a pricier $7,500 pledge, backers can get the digital HoloVision device — but only a 17-inch version. With still 19 days left to go in the Kickstarter campaign, backers had pledged a bit over $11,000 out of the $950,000 goal.

What do you think about life-size holograms? Would you swap our your flat-screen TV someday for a holographic device someday? Share your thoughts and predictions in the comments.

Image: Provision 3D Media.