A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
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A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
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#2Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
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#3Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
If that footage is in-engine I'll eat my hat.
Re: A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
#4Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
If that footage is in-engine I'll eat my hat.
From their official YouTube account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPMHcanq0xM
"This is a game we’re playing around the office right now" is extremely provocative.
Edit: ah, you removed your request for citation. Doh. :)
Re: A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
#5Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
http://13thlab.com who got acquired by Oculus made something very very similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA2NI4NgsV0&t=19
so the technology for doing this is feasible and real.
Their previous kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203948132/rescape-fps-...
Re: A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
If that footage is in-engine I'll eat my hat.
From their official YouTube account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPMHcanq0xM "This is a game we’re playing around the office right now" is extremely provocative. Edit: ah, you removed your request for citation. Doh. :)
Sorry for mixing things up with a ninja edit!
The article says:
> This is the video of a real-world, first-person shooting game that Magic Leap says it was going to show at TED this week.
At first I parsed that as saying Magic Leap was going to show the game at TED, but what I've seen other articles say is that they were going to show this video at TED.
There is no way this is in-engine AR. This has to be a concept video for a prototype they're working on.
For them to say they're playing this around the office isn't exactly a lie -- they may very well be working on a prototype that has similar mechanics -- but it's bending the truth.
Re: A demo that Magic Leap was going to show at TED
#7Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
http://13thlab.com who got acquired by Oculus made something very very similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA2NI4NgsV0&t=19 so the technology for doing this is feasible and real. Their previous kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203948132/rescape-fps-...
That's a cool-looking video. It looks like it isn't AR though -- it looks like they're taking the real-world position of the phones and using that to drive the positions of the players in the game. They've modeled the game so the level looks the same as the office they're playing it in.
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#8Wait, I'm confused. Is that video the actual game and how everything actually looks, or is it a concept video with visual effects and props and whatnot by Weta? Because up until now, I was under the impression that it was the latter.
Magic Leap PR has not yet confirmed if the video is an authentic demo of the product ( http://recode.net/2015/03/19/the-first-video-of-magic-leaps-... ).
One hypothesis is that PR commissioned the video and planned to show it at TED and other venues. IMO the video definitely looks produced and it was prudent to cancel the talks rather than spin the video as a plausible demo of their product.
Re/code's comparison to Google's hype of Glass is a little harsh, but nevertheless if the video is indeed "fake" this would be yet another example of Marketing being completely reckless with consumer expectations. I'm sure the Magic Leap product has some impressive strengths. Better to let the product speak than to let Marketing try to "lift" something different that doesn't exist.
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#9I'm not sure this is the actual thing. If you check out the video at near 0:10 you have emails which are fictitious, like an email from brands.edu (no whois record).
For the company to say they're playing this at the moment in office it is a bit misleading.
I hope the real thing will be just as cool if not cooler.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
From their official YouTube account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPMHcanq0xM "This is a game we’re playing around the office right now" is extremely provocative. Edit: ah, you removed your request for citation. Doh. :)
Sorry for mixing things up with a ninja edit! The article says: > This is the video of a real-world, first-person shooting game that Magic Leap says it was going to show at TED this week. At first I parsed that as saying Magic Leap was going to show the game at TED, but what I've seen other articles say is that they were going to show this video at TED. There is no way this is in-engine AR. This has to be a concept v…
I'm not clear what's so surprising to you. AR has been progressing rapidly. This looks like the next iteration. It's not some giant leap from what we've seen before, or even what's in millions of consumers' hands right now.