I heard a ‘tease’ on the radio for a news story that was coming up about a ‘virtual plasma crosswalk.’ I was late for a meeting so I didn’t get to hear the story, but my curiosity was piqued, so I googled it. I wasn’t able to find any actual stories written by news agencies, research companies, or anyone else I would consider legit, but I did find a lot of blogging on the virtual wall concept.

Basically, the virtual wall is an idea from designer Hanyoung Lee. It is a barrier made up of plasma laser beams to show drivers that pedestrians now have the right to cross. Everything I read said that the ‘lasers’ that make up the wall won’t stop a car from entering the crosswalk or damage the car, but they will ‘definetely cause a driver to hesitate before going through it.’ I’m not sure what that means, but I would think that after a while we’ll get used to it just like everything else and take a chance on driving through it if we’re in a hurry.

If you have more info on these Virtual Plasma Crosswalks, please let me know. I’m curious.