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>I don't think there is a consumer market for head mounted AR anymore - if there ever really was. All it takes is a killer app to come along. AR music instrume

>I don't think there is a consumer market for head mounted AR anymore - if there ever really was. All it takes is a killer app to come along. AR music instrument instruction is my bet. If Apple released this one app along with the glasses it would become a massive hit.

philsquared_ 3y ago
I am thinking Pokemon or Yugioh. One killer app and you have people sold.
- selectodude 3y ago
  I would think that’s the coolest thing ever. I’m also not spending $4000 on it.
treis 3y ago
Driving, I think. Google maps overlayed onto the real world is pretty killer. Maybe night vision delivered as an IR image overlay.
- MobiusHorizons 3y ago
  I really hope it's not legal to drive while wearing a consumer AR headset. You would need to guarantee the device can't fail in ways that block important parts of your vision, and also prove that it is not a distraction hazard (which seems impossible)
  - verdverm 3y ago
    Depends on the type of AR, passthrough or real vision with overlay like the Hololens
    - MobiusHorizons 3y ago
      Even for a HoloLens type device, if the device fails in such a way that it’s projecting white across the entire field of view, you may not be able to see through it.
      - verdverm 3y ago
        sure, but you can very easily and quickly flip them up for anything glasses like, you can simply take them off
trafficante 3y ago
This already exists (at least for piano) on Quest. One of the few cases where I think the Quest Pro’s color passthrough really shines. https://youtube.com/shorts/eeMte5UbFJ4?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/eeMte5UbFJ4?feature=share
realharo 3y ago
That sounds like a massive gimmick to me. Something that looks cool in demos, but doesn't really translate well into practical use. Might as well just buy a keyboard with lights built into the keys.
- sheepybloke 3y ago
  See Meta's recent VR commercials. They have a virtual mixer that they use in a "jam session" but it looks completely impractical to use.

philsquared_ 3y ago

I am thinking Pokemon or Yugioh. One killer app and you have people sold.

selectodude 3y ago
I would think that’s the coolest thing ever. I’m also not spending $4000 on it.

treis 3y ago

Driving, I think. Google maps overlayed onto the real world is pretty killer. Maybe night vision delivered as an IR image overlay.

MobiusHorizons 3y ago
I really hope it's not legal to drive while wearing a consumer AR headset. You would need to guarantee the device can't fail in ways that block important parts of your vision, and also prove that it is not a distraction hazard (which seems impossible)
- verdverm 3y ago
  Depends on the type of AR, passthrough or real vision with overlay like the Hololens
  - MobiusHorizons 3y ago
    Even for a HoloLens type device, if the device fails in such a way that it’s projecting white across the entire field of view, you may not be able to see through it.
    - verdverm 3y ago
      sure, but you can very easily and quickly flip them up for anything glasses like, you can simply take them off

trafficante 3y ago

This already exists (at least for piano) on Quest. One of the few cases where I think the Quest Pro’s color passthrough really shines. https://youtube.com/shorts/eeMte5UbFJ4?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/eeMte5UbFJ4?feature=share

realharo 3y ago

That sounds like a massive gimmick to me. Something that looks cool in demos, but doesn't really translate well into practical use. Might as well just buy a keyboard with lights built into the keys.

sheepybloke 3y ago
See Meta's recent VR commercials. They have a virtual mixer that they use in a "jam session" but it looks completely impractical to use.