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Still waiting for AR to catch on. I mean it's a cool concept, but it requires special equipment usually suited for the eye (like Google Glass). And we all know

Still waiting for AR to catch on. I mean it's a cool concept, but it requires special equipment usually suited for the eye (like Google Glass). And we all know what happened to Google Glass. I think for AR to really catch on, the devices for it need to be invisible. Imagine a device that's inserted into the retina and blends in with the machinery of the eye for example? With nano-tech, it's doable.

verdverm 5y ago
Or take the Hololens2 as an example. That device earned Microsoft a $22B contract. I think people will wear glasses for the experience. Two hand based AR is the future. We just need miniaturization at this point. By the time that happens, the software will be there. The policies probably not so much. VoicesOfVR on Twitter is talking about the ethics and related.
jayd16 5y ago
Glass wasn't really AR as much as just a HUD.
mrweasel 5y ago
AR is going to have to fight and uphill battle for adoption. Many of us have see the damage smartphones and social media have done to society, and AR is presented as the next step after those two ideas. That might be completely unfair, but just like I’ll never signup to any new social media platform, because of Facebook, I won’t buy into AR because of smartphones.
- Loughla 5y ago
  I would say that most people will not share that same hesitancy. I believe that most people do not identify their smartphone as a problem; it's a productivity and entertainment tool. Now, myself, AR, and especially AR implants of the kind the OP was talking about, are a hard pass until they are sold to me, with no external connections other than those I can absolutely control to the finest detail. While I may want it to help me identify people because I'm bad at names, I don't want it phoning home with those names and faces and logging it for some company/country somewhere. In other words, AR is almost certainly completely out of the question for me. Which is sad, because I used to be absolutely pumped for the day terminals and brain-laces were available like in The Culture.

verdverm 5y ago

Or take the Hololens2 as an example. That device earned Microsoft a $22B contract. I think people will wear glasses for the experience. Two hand based AR is the future. We just need miniaturization at this point. By the time that happens, the software will be there. The policies probably not so much. VoicesOfVR on Twitter is talking about the ethics and related.

jayd16 5y ago

Glass wasn't really AR as much as just a HUD.

mrweasel 5y ago

AR is going to have to fight and uphill battle for adoption. Many of us have see the damage smartphones and social media have done to society, and AR is presented as the next step after those two ideas. That might be completely unfair, but just like I’ll never signup to any new social media platform, because of Facebook, I won’t buy into AR because of smartphones.

Loughla 5y ago
I would say that most people will not share that same hesitancy. I believe that most people do not identify their smartphone as a problem; it's a productivity and entertainment tool. Now, myself, AR, and especially AR implants of the kind the OP was talking about, are a hard pass until they are sold to me, with no external connections other than those I can absolutely control to the finest detail. While I may want it to help me identify people because I'm bad at names, I don't want it phoning home with those names and faces and logging it for some company/country somewhere. In other words, AR is almost certainly completely out of the question for me. Which is sad, because I used to be absolutely pumped for the day terminals and brain-laces were available like in The Culture.