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My predictions for augmented reality in 2019

The Ghost Howls

Some examples of this category of glasses: Intel Vaunt (project abandoned); North Focals; Vuzix Blade; Snap Spectacles v2 (they are just cameras to share videos); Bose AR glasses (these are not for visual, but for audio augmented reality). Leap Motion. You may ask why I’m adding Leap Motion here.

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Learn about Headsets

Delight XR

Motion tracking is either done by the smartphone’s sensors or built-in headset sensors; thus, there are no cables hindering free movement. The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. April 2016.

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Best VR Headsets 2018/2019

Delight XR

Motion tracking is either done by the smartphone’s sensors or built-in headset sensors; thus, there are no cables hindering free movement. The great thing is, one can start for as cheap as fifteen bucks with the simplest headset from Google (Cardboard). Google Daydream View. Google Cardboard. April 2016.

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Pokémon Go Is a Game-Changer, What Can Augmented Reality Do Next?

VRWorld

Before the game’s release in July 2016, the words “augmented reality” probably didn’t mean much to the average consumer. Despite being an emerging concept for the last few years, Google’s April Fools-joke-turned-into-reality made the technology a mass hit. UCI Google Glass. Why Stop at Gaming?

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Designing Physical Interactions for Objects That Don’t Exist

Leapmotion

This is the philosophy behind the Leap Motion Interaction Engine , which is built to handle low-level physics interactions and make them feel familiar. The classic example of an affordance is the handle on a teapot, which is designed to be easy to hold, and exists to prevent people from scorching their fingers. See also Fast Co.

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Who Will Own the Metaverse?

AR Insider

The World Map in this world therefore isn’t a 2D street map like we have with Google Maps or Open Street Map, nor is it a 3D map with terrain and building volumes. Both Azure Spatial Anchors and Google Cloud Anchors are leveraging existing strengths in mapping towards the AR Cloud. Insane, yet companies are mapping it already.