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Why AR will be what Current VR always dreamed of.
maskedweasel
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Less than a week in the US and a simple AR app, Pokemon Go, is close to outpacing Twitter, has made almost 2 Million dollars a day on the iOS store alone, and has people all over getting out of their house, into parks, into their neighborhoods and playing.
This is rather encouraging to AR enthusiasts. While Ingress has been on the market for years, it seemed that while it had a large appeal, it didn't have the same widespread appeal as the Pokemon Franchise.
These days AR and MR are headed to the next step, and that step is headsets. Some AR headsets are somewhat cumbersome (and powerful) like Hololens and some are much less obtrusive like Google Glass and Magic Leap.
While we probably won't see the hardware on the market for another year or two, and likely slow sales thereafter, the AR translations between what we're playing today, (Like Pokemon Go) have fantastic implications for what we can expect in the future if this trend holds true.
These kinds of experiences are things that VR headsets weren't and aren't able to accomplish. For example, We've had google cardboard and Gear VR that uses cell phones too, some cardboard systems are even free -- and it works with many of the same Cell Phones that people are using for Pokemon Go.
But , there aren't any "smash hits" for Gear VR. There aren't millions of downloads, or a breakout title. Nintendo did in less than a week what Oculus and Samsung have been trying to do since they launched Gear VR about a year ago.
This is rather encouraging to AR enthusiasts. While Ingress has been on the market for years, it seemed that while it had a large appeal, it didn't have the same widespread appeal as the Pokemon Franchise.
These days AR and MR are headed to the next step, and that step is headsets. Some AR headsets are somewhat cumbersome (and powerful) like Hololens and some are much less obtrusive like Google Glass and Magic Leap.
While we probably won't see the hardware on the market for another year or two, and likely slow sales thereafter, the AR translations between what we're playing today, (Like Pokemon Go) have fantastic implications for what we can expect in the future if this trend holds true.
These kinds of experiences are things that VR headsets weren't and aren't able to accomplish. For example, We've had google cardboard and Gear VR that uses cell phones too, some cardboard systems are even free -- and it works with many of the same Cell Phones that people are using for Pokemon Go.
But , there aren't any "smash hits" for Gear VR. There aren't millions of downloads, or a breakout title. Nintendo did in less than a week what Oculus and Samsung have been trying to do since they launched Gear VR about a year ago.
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AR will have the same challenge as VR if they look to make powerhouse devices that require laptops/desktops to be connected to them.
What 'high end' AR looks like
http://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2015/07/3048396-inline-i-1-what-it-really-looks-like-inside-microsofts-hololens.gif
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AR is an undeniable part of the future, and I don't doubt that it will have far wider applications than VR, most of which will not be gaming-related.
But AR can never give you the same experience as VR. AR does not replace your RL visual reality, it augments it.
AR can put a monster on your coffee table, but it's still your table in your livingroom. I much prefer seeing that monster partially behind a crumbling stone pillar in some torch-lit dungeon...
this is a real life image of what is seen using a Hololense which incidentally is also the most uncomfortable of all AR/VR headsets because for it to be accurate it has to be very tight and stable
http://c.fastcompany.net/multisite_files/fastcompany/imagecache/inline-large/inline/2015/07/3048396-inline-i-1-what-it-really-looks-like-inside-microsofts-hololens.gif
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I know it's hard to believe, but those people would be mugging other people and casing other houses anyway. Bad people will always have the propensity to do bad things, regardless of whether you're playing a game, walking home, or enjoying a picnic in the park.
You hear about these muggings BECAUSE pokemon go is so popular. People wouldn't have cared about an article that said "Man staring at phone while walking home gets mugged on street corner" That happens all the time, it doesn't have the trend words Pokemon Go in it.
It's a way for the media to get hits and also remind the public that fear mongering is real.
AR adds things to your normal field of vision. VR replaces your normal field of vision.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/thieves-pokemon-find-players-rob-missouri-article-1.2706417
Or, you may like magicleap instead. the below was actually shot through the magic leap hardware
Someone didn't wake up one morning and say "Y'know? I have never really wanted to mug anyone, but now that Pokemon Go released, I think I'm gunna lure some punks in and Mug'em"
Lets not be foolish.
This is what AR will give us
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no wait, it doesnt do that thus we have no idea what that guy is ACTUALLY seeing
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I want something like this. It would provide vehicle information when in you car and general communications when out or at home.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
But I have no intention of being pedantic about it. If some some company wants to sell me a VR headset and call it AR, I don't care in the slightest.
All I care about is the user-experience. If the tech can convincingly transport me to a complete fantasy world, you can give it any cryptonym your heart desires, lol
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