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AR I think needs killer apps and utilities. The AR measuring app is a good example if it works accurately. Other AR apps/ideas I think would be killer are...

AR I think needs killer apps and utilities. The AR measuring app is a good example if it works accurately. Other AR apps/ideas I think would be killer are... - AR historic view: wave phone or point glasses at a location and see how it looked year’s ago via pics & a 3D model or maybe a mix. Make me feel I stepped back in time and have a Disney like feel/experience to it. - AR night time/day time view: At nighttime view in glasses how it looks during the day - AR Linkedin/Facebook: Know the strangers name your talking to and all their public iNet info via glasses view

monsieurbanana 8y ago
> AR Linkedin/Facebook: Know the strangers name your talking to and all their public iNet info via glasses view A killer app indeed; it'd kill AR. At least I like to think we aren't so far gone that as a society we can't see how wrong that would be.
- ReverseCold 8y ago
  > we can't see how wrong that would be I don't think most people will object. Here are some excuses that you can pick from to feel better about our dys... world. "It only works when someone is near me, and I'd have more things to worry about if someone wished harm on me and was sitting next to me." "Well privacy is dead anyway, and I get to play candy crush with friends for free! Personal data is worthless anyway." "Even if they can change who I am given enough personal data, who cares? I'm already shaped by the people around me, what's wrong with adding companies to the mix?" "China is doing it, and China is ahead of us in everything. We must copy them." (These are all more or less from actual discussions I've had about privacy.) Take your pick.
- lallysingh 8y ago
  Not in regular life, but at a conference it would be great.
  - usrusr 8y ago
    But it would ruin all the fun of unknowingly lobbing all your incoherent beginner's ideas at some leading expert of the field that you failed to recognize. Isn't that what conferences are for?
- lobotryas 8y ago
  Personally I think these ideas are great and it's hard for me to see your post as anything more than hand wringing. I'm guessing you are hinting about something like FindFace? If so, that train has largely sailed. Same advice as before holds: curate your social media presence and have the guts to turn down contacts that you don't want.
- marssaxman 8y ago
  I am apparently gone because I've always wanted that - in fact it's the only intelligent-assistant application concept I've heard which is appealing. What is so wrong about it?
  - alasdair_ 8y ago
    When you can instantly see the salary data and criminal history of everyone you meet, we can very quickly spiral into dystopia. It's also likely inevitable. Every time you tag someone in a Facebook photo you are helping this happen.
- drb91 8y ago
  You think people want facebook and linkedin of all things over a new tool? Those are the two social networks with the lowest brand value to end users (not advetisers and recruiters). This seems like it would lead to the demise of public social networks feeding into the AR than killing AR itself. Just gtfo social media with your real name: problem solved. Obviously this would be a corporate wet dream if both movements continue.
- FiddlerClamp 8y ago
  This would be invaluable for people like me with prosopagnosia. Also people with early-stage dementia, I suspect.
  - DonHopkins 8y ago
    Back in old days, we had to wear buttons that said "Hi! I don't remember your name, either!"
- stepik777 8y ago
  It would be ok if it is voluntary - you can upload your face and choose what information about you is shown, not if someone scans the entire internet to collect as mush information as possible and make an app of that.
- DonHopkins 8y ago
  The Killer App for AR (and Google Glass) is called iNARcissist, which makes other people talk about you.
JimmyAustin 8y ago
Interestingly, it was against the TOS to build the AR Linkedin/Facebook app using the Google Glass API.
- codetrotter 8y ago
  Whose terms of service? Google? Follow up question: Why?
  - nicky0 8y ago
    Too creepy.
- jimrandomh 8y ago
  It was against the TOS to do pretty much anything with the Google Glass API. They forbid both charging for apps and showing ads. (And then wondered why no one wrote them a killer app.)
  - DonHopkins 8y ago
    I hope Google learned from the Google Glass fiasco, and makes sure their ARCore Terms of Service Agreement strictly forbids posting photos of yourself in the shower.
  - bwbw223 8y ago
    Just toss a Monero miner in the background :P
AndrewKemendo 8y ago
This is a few years old but covers pretty much every good AR use case. It's my go-to reference whenever someone asks what the use for AR is. https://uploadvr.com/augmented-reality-use-cases-list/ https://uploadvr.com/augmented-reality-use-cases-list/
- lobotryas 8y ago
  Amazing list, thank you for sharing!
archagon 8y ago
I keep thinking: infinite monitors, of arbitrary size, anywhere. But we're gonna need full-on wireless glasses for that. Phone-based AR seems pretty useless.
- duckfruit 8y ago
  That would be amazing! But you're right in that we'd need vastly improved technology before we can get there. I tried oculus desktop with the rift, and all I ended up with was a blurry, unreadable display and a headache. We have a long way to go.
  - Kamshak 8y ago
    My brother got lenses in Hsi occulus and watches TV inside the virtual theatre a lot. It was also really sharp and nice for me. Wouldn't use it to fully replace my screen but it's really not that bad
- root_axis 8y ago
  Forget wireless glasses, any AR system capable of rendering "infinite monitors of arbitrary size" will require so much processing power and bandwidth that anything wireless will be out of the question for the foreseeable future.
  - eridius 8y ago
    Well, if it can tell exactly where you're looking (and can update fast enough), it only needs to provide enough detail at the exact spot you're looking at.
rainonmoon 8y ago
I'm excited to see your first point articulated by someone else! I prototyped an app just like that for a group assignment when ARKit first came out. Being a Swift dunce I never got it anywhere near market-ready but the idea seems obviously appealing to me. Hopefully someone else puts it together.

monsieurbanana 8y ago

> AR Linkedin/Facebook: Know the strangers name your talking to and all their public iNet info via glasses view A killer app indeed; it'd kill AR. At least I like to think we aren't so far gone that as a society we can't see how wrong that would be.

ReverseCold 8y ago
> we can't see how wrong that would be I don't think most people will object. Here are some excuses that you can pick from to feel better about our dys... world. "It only works when someone is near me, and I'd have more things to worry about if someone wished harm on me and was sitting next to me." "Well privacy is dead anyway, and I get to play candy crush with friends for free! Personal data is worthless anyway." "Even if they can change who I am given enough personal data, who cares? I'm already shaped by the people around me, what's wrong with adding companies to the mix?" "China is doing it, and China is ahead of us in everything. We must copy them." (These are all more or less from actual discussions I've had about privacy.) Take your pick.
lallysingh 8y ago
Not in regular life, but at a conference it would be great.
- usrusr 8y ago
  But it would ruin all the fun of unknowingly lobbing all your incoherent beginner's ideas at some leading expert of the field that you failed to recognize. Isn't that what conferences are for?
lobotryas 8y ago
Personally I think these ideas are great and it's hard for me to see your post as anything more than hand wringing. I'm guessing you are hinting about something like FindFace? If so, that train has largely sailed. Same advice as before holds: curate your social media presence and have the guts to turn down contacts that you don't want.
marssaxman 8y ago
I am apparently gone because I've always wanted that - in fact it's the only intelligent-assistant application concept I've heard which is appealing. What is so wrong about it?
- alasdair_ 8y ago
  When you can instantly see the salary data and criminal history of everyone you meet, we can very quickly spiral into dystopia. It's also likely inevitable. Every time you tag someone in a Facebook photo you are helping this happen.
drb91 8y ago
You think people want facebook and linkedin of all things over a new tool? Those are the two social networks with the lowest brand value to end users (not advetisers and recruiters). This seems like it would lead to the demise of public social networks feeding into the AR than killing AR itself. Just gtfo social media with your real name: problem solved. Obviously this would be a corporate wet dream if both movements continue.
FiddlerClamp 8y ago
This would be invaluable for people like me with prosopagnosia. Also people with early-stage dementia, I suspect.
- DonHopkins 8y ago
  Back in old days, we had to wear buttons that said "Hi! I don't remember your name, either!"
stepik777 8y ago
It would be ok if it is voluntary - you can upload your face and choose what information about you is shown, not if someone scans the entire internet to collect as mush information as possible and make an app of that.
DonHopkins 8y ago
The Killer App for AR (and Google Glass) is called iNARcissist, which makes other people talk about you.

JimmyAustin 8y ago

Interestingly, it was against the TOS to build the AR Linkedin/Facebook app using the Google Glass API.

codetrotter 8y ago
Whose terms of service? Google? Follow up question: Why?
- nicky0 8y ago
  Too creepy.
jimrandomh 8y ago
It was against the TOS to do pretty much anything with the Google Glass API. They forbid both charging for apps and showing ads. (And then wondered why no one wrote them a killer app.)
- DonHopkins 8y ago
  I hope Google learned from the Google Glass fiasco, and makes sure their ARCore Terms of Service Agreement strictly forbids posting photos of yourself in the shower.
- bwbw223 8y ago
  Just toss a Monero miner in the background :P

AndrewKemendo 8y ago

This is a few years old but covers pretty much every good AR use case. It's my go-to reference whenever someone asks what the use for AR is. https://uploadvr.com/augmented-reality-use-cases-list/ https://uploadvr.com/augmented-reality-use-cases-list/

lobotryas 8y ago
Amazing list, thank you for sharing!

archagon 8y ago

I keep thinking: infinite monitors, of arbitrary size, anywhere. But we're gonna need full-on wireless glasses for that. Phone-based AR seems pretty useless.

duckfruit 8y ago
That would be amazing! But you're right in that we'd need vastly improved technology before we can get there. I tried oculus desktop with the rift, and all I ended up with was a blurry, unreadable display and a headache. We have a long way to go.
- Kamshak 8y ago
  My brother got lenses in Hsi occulus and watches TV inside the virtual theatre a lot. It was also really sharp and nice for me. Wouldn't use it to fully replace my screen but it's really not that bad
root_axis 8y ago
Forget wireless glasses, any AR system capable of rendering "infinite monitors of arbitrary size" will require so much processing power and bandwidth that anything wireless will be out of the question for the foreseeable future.
- eridius 8y ago
  Well, if it can tell exactly where you're looking (and can update fast enough), it only needs to provide enough detail at the exact spot you're looking at.

rainonmoon 8y ago

I'm excited to see your first point articulated by someone else! I prototyped an app just like that for a group assignment when ARKit first came out. Being a Swift dunce I never got it anywhere near market-ready but the idea seems obviously appealing to me. Hopefully someone else puts it together.