This was made using a 3D rendering script for The Gimp. The process is not entirely automatic, but it won’t take too long to mask off the outlines for different depth layers.

So what does all this have to do with education? Who cares if students can wrap 2D pictures around 3D shapes? Who cares if they can use "puppet mode" and transform any 2D image into a 3D animation?

A new holographic camera technology can transform standard 2D cameras in smartphones, laptops, and cars into immersive, high-performance 3D cameras .