The Next Generation of Online Dispute Resolution: The Significance of Holography to Enhance and Transform Dispute Resolution

Many scholars have written about the use of various technologies used to enhance or transform face-to-face alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. Whether termed online dispute resolution (ODR), cybermediation, also known as online mediation, cybercourt, electronic courthouse, virtual courtroom, virtual ADR, video conferencing, or telepresence, each of these technological advances revolves around the use of the Internet or some form of technology to facilitate long-distance, virtual communication without the necessity of physical travel or face-to-face contact. Most scholars have ignored holography, which is the next generation of technology, or perhaps we can more aptly refer to it as a current, unsung means of technological communication.