Another heavily-funded AR headset startup is shutting down

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Post by mathattack » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 4:54 PM UTC

Another heavily-funded AR headset startup is shutting down
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Post by viklove » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:16 PM UTC

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Post by bbmario » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:24 PM UTC

Magic Leap next?

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Post by magashna » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:32 PM UTC

Part of the magic of VR is the immersion. AR doesn't appeal to me, it seems more of a gimmick.

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Post by melling » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:48 PM UTC

magashna wrote: post #4

Part of the magic of VR is the immersion. AR doesn't appeal to me, it seems more of a gimmick.

Except for the fact you spend most of your time in the real world.

I can probably think of a million different uses for an AR display.

What’s really missing is a good way to interact with that display. Voice recognition and hand gesture recognition need to improve.

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Post by monkeydust » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:50 PM UTC

bbmario wrote: post #3

Magic Leap next?

What have they achieved, has anyone been blown away by them? For me just getting into VR thanks to Oculus Quest which I have to say is an amazing product for the price.

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Post by wvenable » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:51 PM UTC

magashna wrote: post #4

Part of the magic of VR is the immersion. AR doesn't appeal to me, it seems more of a gimmick.

When the resolution gets high enough, AR could eventually replace every screen (phone, TV, computer).

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Post by emef » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:55 PM UTC

monkeydust wrote: post #6

bbmario wrote: post #3

Magic Leap next?

What have they achieved, has anyone been blown away by them? For me just getting into VR thanks to Oculus Quest which I have to say is an amazing product for the price.

I tried their demo at CVPR a few months ago. It was super immersive and crisp. You interact with an AI "guide" who shows you how to look around, pick things up, stick them on the wall, etc. It was surprisingly unnerving to look the AI in the eyes and have her react to my gestures. Beyond a sweet demo, not sure what the value in the product would be for a general consumer option, but cool technology for sure.

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Post by cooljacob204 » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:56 PM UTC

wvenable wrote: post #7

magashna wrote: post #4

Part of the magic of VR is the immersion. AR doesn't appeal to me, it seems more of a gimmick.

When the resolution gets high enough, AR could eventually replace every screen (phone, TV, computer).

Will still need gesture and voice recognition to be on a reliable level.

Also how would I text privately with someone? One theory I have is that we will eventually just carry around phone like slates which AR would display normal phone stuff on.

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Post by petersonh » Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 5:57 PM UTC

monkeydust wrote: post #6

bbmario wrote: post #3

Magic Leap next?

What have they achieved, has anyone been blown away by them? For me just getting into VR thanks to Oculus Quest which I have to say is an amazing product for the price.

I've heard it's pretty meh, not the revolution they promised - Hololens 2 is supposed to be better.