Amit
September 10th, 2012, 01:42 PM
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In a lengthy update (http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/virtual-insanity-at-quakecon/) on the Valve Time blog, Michael Abrash has offered his view on the future of augmented and virtual reality technology. It’s a comprehensive and clear-headed look at the field that does a lot to clear up terminology and set the stage for future discussion.
Abrash establishes a distinction between ‘constrained’ and ‘unconstrained’ augmented reality, where the former takes place in a single location and the latter follows the user as they move through the world. He also suggests that limited heads up display functionality – such as Google’s Glass project – be treated as a separate class entirely, given that it’s markedly less ambitious than full, go-anywhere augmented vision. ‘HUDSpace’ tech, Abrash argues, is an “extension of smartphones” rather than full AR – and “way less cool” as a result.
Augmented reality is the future, Abrash argues, but he also presents a range of reasons why VR tech like the Oculus Rift might become a bigger part of our lives in the short term.
Source (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/10/valves-michael-abrash-examines-the-future-of-virtual-and-augmented-reality/)
In a lengthy update (http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/virtual-insanity-at-quakecon/) on the Valve Time blog, Michael Abrash has offered his view on the future of augmented and virtual reality technology. It’s a comprehensive and clear-headed look at the field that does a lot to clear up terminology and set the stage for future discussion.
Abrash establishes a distinction between ‘constrained’ and ‘unconstrained’ augmented reality, where the former takes place in a single location and the latter follows the user as they move through the world. He also suggests that limited heads up display functionality – such as Google’s Glass project – be treated as a separate class entirely, given that it’s markedly less ambitious than full, go-anywhere augmented vision. ‘HUDSpace’ tech, Abrash argues, is an “extension of smartphones” rather than full AR – and “way less cool” as a result.
Augmented reality is the future, Abrash argues, but he also presents a range of reasons why VR tech like the Oculus Rift might become a bigger part of our lives in the short term.
Source (http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/10/valves-michael-abrash-examines-the-future-of-virtual-and-augmented-reality/)