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Gaming isn’t really a good fit for AR glasses. The field of view isn’t great and you have to deal with additive light mixing in. The killer app for AR glasses

by dagmx 2y ago

Gaming isn’t really a good fit for AR glasses. The field of view isn’t great and you have to deal with additive light mixing in. The killer app for AR glasses will be a smartwatch on your face with a camera. Notifications that don’t have you looking away from your current task, the ability to ask a virtual assistant about something or even what’s in front of you. Imho, one of the best things about my smart watch has been how much less I pull out my phone and get distracted by stuff. It’s a quick glance down to see if I should care. But that’s still me breaking from my current task, perhaps mid conversation which can be rude, but also I’ma manager so I have to keep on top of many things. Being able to have that quick update but not break from my task is going to be the killer feature I think for the vast majority of people. It can potentially solve the conflict of wanting to be connected to everything at once vs being connected to the moment.

airza 2y ago
I don't think that having push notifications constantly in field of view sounds ideal for focused work.
- kurthr 2y ago
  You're forced to deal with it. If you've set an alarm, it's going to interrupt your work, or don't set the alarm. If every social media message is going to your watch, laptop, or phone you either learn to ignore them (making real alarms useless) or you have a focus mode that only passes on the ones you want (from close family?). If you mean having a big current time, calendar, etc home screen, then I agree AR would be different, and more transparent unless you're actively using it. It's going to have to be, because power consumption for a display bright enough you can see it outside is going to be a big weight/runtime issue.
- dagmx 2y ago
  The alternative is that you have them on a device you need to take out or look away for. You’d still be able to silence notifications of course. People always imagine a barrage of notifications, but we’ve had years of leading up to this with notification groups, summaries, focus modes etc

by dagmx 2y ago

airza 2y ago

I don't think that having push notifications constantly in field of view sounds ideal for focused work.

kurthr 2y ago
You're forced to deal with it. If you've set an alarm, it's going to interrupt your work, or don't set the alarm. If every social media message is going to your watch, laptop, or phone you either learn to ignore them (making real alarms useless) or you have a focus mode that only passes on the ones you want (from close family?). If you mean having a big current time, calendar, etc home screen, then I agree AR would be different, and more transparent unless you're actively using it. It's going to have to be, because power consumption for a display bright enough you can see it outside is going to be a big weight/runtime issue.
dagmx 2y ago
The alternative is that you have them on a device you need to take out or look away for. You’d still be able to silence notifications of course. People always imagine a barrage of notifications, but we’ve had years of leading up to this with notification groups, summaries, focus modes etc