South korean scientists have developed 3-D technology for books that makes characters literally leap off the page. The technology for producing Digilog Book whose development is currently under way at Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology (GIST) in South Korea.

The Digilog Book is a next-generational e-book that allows readers to view content in 3D, in addition to being able to touch and smell the objects. Unlike virtual reality (VR) technology, in which both content and background aren’t real, augmented reality (AR) experience used in the Digilog Book is created from the overlay of virtual digital content on physical reality.