And just as open-source programmers collaborate by sharing software code, engineers are already starting to collaborate on open-source designs for objects and hardware.
The combination of giving developers full control over dimensionality and the quality of movement of objects within that space will open up galaxies of new possibilities.
One group for visually impaired people, Open Sight, which meets in Waterlooville, spent time dressing up as Tudor characters and handling objects including pieces of timber from the 500-year-old ship.