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I thought the part where her device was rebooted was chilling. I had never considered that a fully augmented reality could lead to a real world stripped of all
by nsxwolf 10y ago
I thought the part where her device was rebooted was chilling. I had never considered that a fully augmented reality could lead to a real world stripped of all its aesthetics to make room for AR target images to support the graphic overlays. And if everyone is lost in their own audio visual world, why should a grocery store even play background music anymore? It would be a sterile, alien world with your visor or whatever turned off.
- TeMPOraL 10y agoWhat you seem to call aesthetics I personally call "ad litter". I think this type of AR-enabled world could be much prettier than the one we have today. Imagine how beautiful it would look if all ads moved to virtual reality and you turned off your AR set. Speaking of which, one of the best features I could imagine for full-field-of-view AR would be an ad blocker for physical world.
- nsxwolf 10y agoBut not just ads - artwork, facades, human-readable street signs, just about anything could be on the chopping block to enable a better AR experience. Imagine grinding the friezes off the Parthenon and replacing them with checkerboard patterns to enable 3D animated ones.
- djsumdog 10y agoLately I wear my headphones at the grocery store, and on the train. Part of it was culture shock; returning to the US and suddenly being able to understand everyone in a room, all the time. It was super overwhelming. Now I keep doing it because I hate people. I hate human interaction. I hate the shitty music and adverts I hear in grocery stores. I prefer the self checkout and I can usually pack my bags better anyway.
- jpindar 10y agoI don't think that's a loss - I wear headphones when I go grocery shopping to avoid the background music.