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This brings back memories of Microsoft's acquisition of SeaDragon. At the time they had a really compelling demo (at least for me) of reconstructing 3D location
by debo_ 2y ago
This brings back memories of Microsoft's acquisition of SeaDragon. At the time they had a really compelling demo (at least for me) of reconstructing 3D locations based on a smatterings of photos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seadragon_Software https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seadragon_Software
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFSsTwXLqsc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFSsTwXLqsc
- kridsdale1 2y agoAt the time I really thought that was going to be the next Street View. Maybe with WebGL and Gaussian Splats that can still be the case. But it’s also a ZIRP kind of project. Awesome, but what’s the business model?
- dr_kiszonka 2y agoInteresting that the speaker did end up at Google: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Ag%C3%BCera_y_Arcas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Ag%C3%BCera_y_Arcas
- Oarch 2y agoThanks for the memory - definitely one of the coolest demos I'd ever seen. Any idea how accurate the pitch was compared to the reality?