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I'm looking forward to the first first-person shooter built on Tango. E.g. a ghostbusters game in which you walk around in your own house, the ghosts only being

by Hermel 13y ago

I'm looking forward to the first first-person shooter built on Tango. E.g. a ghostbusters game in which you walk around in your own house, the ghosts only being visible through your Tango.

Nate630 13y ago
Good idea! :)
bryogenic 13y ago
How about tactical coordination and mapping for teams (i.e. paintball / special operations)? I'm picturing the HUD 'map' from every FPS game, except it is based on the current view and relative locations of the team's devices.
- cwe 13y ago
  This will eventually (hopefully?) get integrated into Glass, and provide that kind of HUD some have been waiting for.
- JshWright 13y ago
  How about a HUD that projects a map onto a firefighter's SCBA facepice? That would be absolutely incredible... Firefighters die every year because they get disoriented and lost in zero-visibility conditions. Even if it didn't have a pre-generated map of the structure loaded... it could build a map as it went, and at least be able to provide a 'retrace my steps' view.
  - Crito 13y ago
    I wonder at what point ITAR kicks in for that sort of firefighter equipment. I know traditional night-vision is covered, and I can certainly see "smoke-vision" having straightforward military applications.
    - JshWright 13y ago
      This is an issue with current firefighting technology. Thermal imaging cameras are quite common in the fire service. Most manufacturers limit the frame rate of the camera to 9fps or less, as this falls beneath the 'fast camera' spec for ITAR.
  - lotyrin 13y ago
    This just adds a depth camera to the phone and uses it and the visible light camera to map the space and orient the device. If a human is disoriented in a no-visibility situation due to smoke, the cameras will not likely be able to orient them either, except maybe something like a power outage, where visible light is unavailable but the depth camera can still function.
    - mattlutze 13y ago
      In the case that a new image couldn't be mapped, the phone could still use its gyros to determine orientation and provide a route out along the mapping that it had made during ingress. A first-person-shooter-style "this way to the next waypoint" arrow, or something like that, could provide directional cues in low/no visibility situations. It could also be networked with other devices, such that all of the routes mapped could be composited and help in the identification of alternative routes should one become blocked.
    - JshWright 13y ago
      Why does it need to be a visible light camera? Why not infrared?
      - lotyrin 13y ago
        Depth camera isn't visible light, but will likely also be blocked by smoke.
my_username_is_ 13y ago
Imagine combining this with an Oculus Rift, so that you can make your house look however you want within the level, and you can move around through this new world. It would take virtual reality to an entirely new level
- samstave 13y ago
  There was a short movie made on exactly this concept... I SIGHT: http://vimeo.com/46304267 http://vimeo.com/46304267
  - radley 13y ago
    That movie is more of an AR HUD. Instead consider you won't see the actual items in the room. Polygon shapes will replace "real-space" items (coffee table, sofa, bed, doors) but can be dungeon items (for D&D) or items in an evil corporate waiting room (a la Mission Impossible or Metal Gear).
my_username_is_ 13y ago
Imagine combining this with an Oculus Rift, so that you can make your house look however you want within the level, and you can move around through this new world. It would take virtual reality to an entirely new level
my_username_is_ 13y ago
Imagine combining this with an Oculus Rift, so that you can make your house look however you want within the level, and you can move around through this new world. It would take virtual reality to an entirely new level
belgianguy 13y ago
Its future offspring could be the pinnacle of AR (Augmented Reality), add data as an overlay to the existing world, but in such a way that depth and perspective is preserved. In your case, seeing Stay Puft peek through my bedroom window would probably unleash a very real sensation.
drawkbox 13y ago
Yes, mapping geometry/mesh to real world structures/skylines/halls/rooms of real locations, geolocation, orientation of device and local structural data. That is when augmented reality really takes over. We may even see a time when looking at something without some sort of augmented view is strange. Tango seems to be going right at that. Personally I cannot wait to be chased by Cloverfield like monsters/creatures along the skyline and weaving in between buildings downtown. Movie ads are going to be amazing.
- fizzbar 13y ago
  If those are just the ads, what are the movies? Holodecks?
pyrocat 13y ago
This already exists for the 3DS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Camera:_The_Cursed_Memoir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Camera:_The_Cursed_Memoi...
tavtav 13y ago
Something like that on Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostExterminator https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostExter...

by Hermel 13y ago

I'm looking forward to the first first-person shooter built on Tango. E.g. a ghostbusters game in which you walk around in your own house, the ghosts only being visible through your Tango.

Nate630 13y ago

Good idea! :)

bryogenic 13y ago

How about tactical coordination and mapping for teams (i.e. paintball / special operations)? I'm picturing the HUD 'map' from every FPS game, except it is based on the current view and relative locations of the team's devices.

cwe 13y ago
This will eventually (hopefully?) get integrated into Glass, and provide that kind of HUD some have been waiting for.
JshWright 13y ago
How about a HUD that projects a map onto a firefighter's SCBA facepice? That would be absolutely incredible... Firefighters die every year because they get disoriented and lost in zero-visibility conditions. Even if it didn't have a pre-generated map of the structure loaded... it could build a map as it went, and at least be able to provide a 'retrace my steps' view.
- Crito 13y ago
  I wonder at what point ITAR kicks in for that sort of firefighter equipment. I know traditional night-vision is covered, and I can certainly see "smoke-vision" having straightforward military applications.
  - JshWright 13y ago
    This is an issue with current firefighting technology. Thermal imaging cameras are quite common in the fire service. Most manufacturers limit the frame rate of the camera to 9fps or less, as this falls beneath the 'fast camera' spec for ITAR.
- lotyrin 13y ago
  This just adds a depth camera to the phone and uses it and the visible light camera to map the space and orient the device. If a human is disoriented in a no-visibility situation due to smoke, the cameras will not likely be able to orient them either, except maybe something like a power outage, where visible light is unavailable but the depth camera can still function.
  - mattlutze 13y ago
    In the case that a new image couldn't be mapped, the phone could still use its gyros to determine orientation and provide a route out along the mapping that it had made during ingress. A first-person-shooter-style "this way to the next waypoint" arrow, or something like that, could provide directional cues in low/no visibility situations. It could also be networked with other devices, such that all of the routes mapped could be composited and help in the identification of alternative routes should one become blocked.
  - JshWright 13y ago
    Why does it need to be a visible light camera? Why not infrared?
    - lotyrin 13y ago
      Depth camera isn't visible light, but will likely also be blocked by smoke.

my_username_is_ 13y ago

Imagine combining this with an Oculus Rift, so that you can make your house look however you want within the level, and you can move around through this new world. It would take virtual reality to an entirely new level

samstave 13y ago
There was a short movie made on exactly this concept... I SIGHT: http://vimeo.com/46304267 http://vimeo.com/46304267
- radley 13y ago
  That movie is more of an AR HUD. Instead consider you won't see the actual items in the room. Polygon shapes will replace "real-space" items (coffee table, sofa, bed, doors) but can be dungeon items (for D&D) or items in an evil corporate waiting room (a la Mission Impossible or Metal Gear).

my_username_is_ 13y ago

belgianguy 13y ago

Its future offspring could be the pinnacle of AR (Augmented Reality), add data as an overlay to the existing world, but in such a way that depth and perspective is preserved. In your case, seeing Stay Puft peek through my bedroom window would probably unleash a very real sensation.

drawkbox 13y ago

Yes, mapping geometry/mesh to real world structures/skylines/halls/rooms of real locations, geolocation, orientation of device and local structural data. That is when augmented reality really takes over. We may even see a time when looking at something without some sort of augmented view is strange. Tango seems to be going right at that. Personally I cannot wait to be chased by Cloverfield like monsters/creatures along the skyline and weaving in between buildings downtown. Movie ads are going to be amazing.

fizzbar 13y ago
If those are just the ads, what are the movies? Holodecks?

pyrocat 13y ago

This already exists for the 3DS. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Camera:_The_Cursed_Memoir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_Camera:_The_Cursed_Memoi...

tavtav 13y ago

Something like that on Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostExterminator https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghostExter...