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EXIF data enabled some pretty cool things, like PhotoSynth [1]. This stuff looks futuristic even now, ~20 years later, basically what the Metaverse could/should
by lou1306 6mo ago
EXIF data enabled some pretty cool things, like PhotoSynth [1]. This stuff looks futuristic even now, ~20 years later, basically what the Metaverse could/should have been.
[1] https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_how_photosynth_can_connect_the_world_s_images https://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_how_photosyn...
- hdjrudni 6mo agoPretty sure we can fuse those photos together into a gaussian splat and roam around freely in 3D space now, rather than just have the rectangular photos pop up, but it's still very cool tech. I remember when that came out.
- leviathant 5mo agoI really enjoyed Photosynth. I remember coming across an account from a guy in Tehran, and there was something really moving about sitting in Pennsylvania and being able to explore his house ("Hang on, does that box say Barf?"), local parks, memorials, and other buildings, while thinking about how unlikely it was that I might ever see these things in person.