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Looks like a serious attempt at an ambitious concept. I love how the video showcases what seems to be an actual working prototype, with its capabilities and im
by comex 8y ago
Looks like a serious attempt at an ambitious concept. I love how the video showcases what seems to be an actual working prototype, with its capabilities and imperfections – as opposed to the usual trend of AR 'demo' videos that are actually just mockups, and completely unrealistic ones at that (as seen with Google Glass, Pokemon Go, and Magic Leap, just from memory.)
I'm curious about the hardware. Is there a base station or two hiding in a corner somewhere? If there is, why isn't head tracking accurate enough to prevent "sway" of virtual objects with respect to real-world ones, which seems to be visible in the video? But if not, how does it capture the position and pose of the user's hands? In any case, what kinds of sensors are being used?
Unfortunately, when watching the video, what really stands out is that the 3D "ghosts" of the other participants have juddery, unsmooth motion. Surely it couldn't hurt to add a bit of interpolation? It would increase latency, but not by much, given that a user's view of a different user's body pose is not especially latency sensitive.
Edit: On second look, it seems like the HMD is just a Magic Leap One, though that doesn't answer the question of whether there's other hardware in the room.
- troymc 8y ago"Join a Spatial meeting from HoloLens, MagicLeap, VR, PC or Phone"
- excalibur 8y agoSpatial doesn't appear to have any dedicated hardware. It seems to be an app that you use on whatever AR/VR gear you happen to have lying about.
- momoro 8y agoThere's no other hardware required. It's just hololens and magic leap (plus other devices like iPhone, laptop). Hololens and Magic leap both have hand tracking, so the device knows if you are putting your hand up (and has some sense of its position and orientation), plus head pose. "Sway" on device is actually more minimal that what you're seeing in the video.
- rv-de 8y ago> it seems like the HMD is just a Magic Leap One, How serious can this be taken given the crushing reviews of Magic Leap?