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Re: Magic Leap One

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Post by codelitt »

shenaor wrote: post #39

My south Floridian side really wants them to be successful, but my techie side despises their secrecy and "demos" aka photoshopped graphics and cgi videos.

I live here too. We unfortunately have built a reputation of our value only being skin deep and superficial – from our real estate to our transit to our restaurants and nightlife to our startup community. This reputation is not entirely without merit; we need to do better.

Knowing all that – I want this to be amazing, but I am keeping my expectations in check. To me, this all seems too familiar. Lots of flash and shine, but I don't see anything concrete.

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Post by masswerk »

I still wonder, how responsive mixed reality UIs and/or content presentation may be implemented in a general way.

E.g., your app requires a user selection of one out of 5 tools, which are to be displayed, ready to pick, in a line-up on a flat surface at approximately table height. But there is no such surface, or the surface is already cluttered with other (voluminous) objects. – How do you proceed? Maybe, you're going for a fallback solution hovering in plain air. But then, there's the same issue with the "play field" or free of obstacles floor space or table real estate, obscure floor plans, etc.

I'm finding this problem with nearly all of the content advertised, in demo videos, etc. How is this to be solved in real life?

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Post by bogomipz »

jolesf wrote: post #31

I can't not think about this Hyper-Reality video when AR advances are announced. https://vimeo.com/166807261

I'm still unsure if this a spoof. I wonder how long someone could endure that before experiencing apoplexy.

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Post by maxst »

> Our lightfield photonics generate digital light at different depths and blend seamlessly with natural light

ooooook... How many cameras? Can I make a 3D photo with those cameras? That would be nice.

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Post by drcode »

eganist wrote: post #4

Good lord they really needed a decent industrial design team on hand, though I guess no one's wearing this out in public, so good looks probably aren't as necessary. I'm just afraid of the image of people using this causing it to go the way of the Segway -- we all remember how Dean Kamen and team envisioned it revolutionizing intraurban transport, yeah? Anyway, I'm glad to see something came of Magic Leap.

The thing will need some serious tech in it, there's really no way to make it not look ugly. I think aesthetics are somewhat overrated: If a device is useful, people (including the "cool kids") will use it regardless.

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Post by lvoudour »

Since the 1st iteration of the design is apparently ready, why can't they just show a small demo?

It's supposed to be shipping in 2018. They could easily have hired a team of top notch creators to showcase some of the capabilities of the device live -even if the device is still not 100% ready- instead of this silly Manhattan project secrecy. I hope they deliver as promised, but something smells fishy.

It's a pity, because unlike VR I think AR has huge potential both for consumer and industrial applications.

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