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Aside from how obviously cool Hard AR would be (for us SF nerds particularly), and some interesting gaming/entertainment(/adult) applications, is there any real
by disbelief 14y ago
Aside from how obviously cool Hard AR would be (for us SF nerds particularly), and some interesting gaming/entertainment(/adult) applications, is there any real need for Hard AR? It seems like it would be used primarily to turn reality into fantasy, which I suppose has its merits, but is that enough of an impetus for the countless man-years of experimentation and development to get us there?
- berntb 14y agoI can see two game changing practical use cases directly: Releasing computer people (and most others) from slavery to a desk when working -- including meetings. For personal interaction, you would need to stay inside ca 50-100 milli seconds distance. Giving information to people when they need it while repairing/building/driving/etc a physical object.
- disbelief 14y agoI think definitely your second example, possibly your first, could be accomplished with "Soft" AR. Remote personal interaction would still be reliant on the latency of the network/medium, and without touch, I'm not sure how much more use superimposing someone believably into my field of vision would be as opposed to having a display or a holographic avatar of some sort that doesn't require full Hard AR.