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A semitransparent glass pane with text sitting in front of my face while I'm walking (let alone driving!) would be hazardous. Anything that's taking the focus o

A semitransparent glass pane with text sitting in front of my face while I'm walking (let alone driving!) would be hazardous. Anything that's taking the focus of your vision away from what's in front of you while you're using coordination is a hazard, plain and simple. Would you drive with a smudge over part of your glasses? It's not about transparency, it's about not using AR and multitasking in the real world. The purpose of AR in a headset isn't to free up your hands so you can read the group chat while you drive or walk, it's to make UIs that can't feasibly exist with a screen alone.

wincy 1y ago
I mean I HAVE that in my car. It uses a heads up display that shows the music that’s playing and my mph and whether the auto lane assist is engaged, and my cruise control settings. I find that extremely useful while driving. Done correctly that’s totally appropriate.
- int_19h 1y ago
  HUDs were originally developed for fighter planes, i.e. exactly the situation where the operator has to keep looking at important stuff outside.
- bastawhiz 1y ago
  And I bet your HUD doesn't put a background behind any of the (very minimal) text or icons that it shows you. Mine doesn't. HUDs show information in front of your face that you need to drive. If you didn't have the HUD you'd be looking at the instrument cluster to see your speed. The car in front of you isn't fighting to be visible through the border of a push notification.
manmal 1y ago
Like sibling comment wrote, yes that’s a thing. My car has a HUD and it works great. AR doesn’t have to be your whole FOV either. I‘m multitasking either way, glancing down on the phone or watch for every notification.
- bastawhiz 1y ago
  Your HUD isn't simulating a solid object floating in space. If you want to hold a poster board in front of your face while driving, that's your prerogative, but that doesn't mean car or device manufacturers should design their interfaces with the assumption that you're being reckless. AR doesn't exist to fill the role of a smart watch and it never has (or Apple would have discontinued theirs when the Vision Pro came out).

wincy 1y ago

I mean I HAVE that in my car. It uses a heads up display that shows the music that’s playing and my mph and whether the auto lane assist is engaged, and my cruise control settings. I find that extremely useful while driving. Done correctly that’s totally appropriate.

int_19h 1y ago
HUDs were originally developed for fighter planes, i.e. exactly the situation where the operator has to keep looking at important stuff outside.
bastawhiz 1y ago
And I bet your HUD doesn't put a background behind any of the (very minimal) text or icons that it shows you. Mine doesn't. HUDs show information in front of your face that you need to drive. If you didn't have the HUD you'd be looking at the instrument cluster to see your speed. The car in front of you isn't fighting to be visible through the border of a push notification.

manmal 1y ago

Like sibling comment wrote, yes that’s a thing. My car has a HUD and it works great. AR doesn’t have to be your whole FOV either. I‘m multitasking either way, glancing down on the phone or watch for every notification.

bastawhiz 1y ago
Your HUD isn't simulating a solid object floating in space. If you want to hold a poster board in front of your face while driving, that's your prerogative, but that doesn't mean car or device manufacturers should design their interfaces with the assumption that you're being reckless. AR doesn't exist to fill the role of a smart watch and it never has (or Apple would have discontinued theirs when the Vision Pro came out).