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ARKit Roundup: Turn-by-Turn Directions, Precise Room Measurements, and Pac-Man
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In Japan, retail shops are spread over 7 floors in buildings, not just at street level like in the US (not taking malls here) with their signs, in japanese, at street level. Finding anything, even a known brand, is a pain in the ass. In that case, it would simply things.
Sorry for the ignorance, but is this something I can get or do? Or is this some custom programming by the video creator.
I would think s/he would put that up for sale immediately! I know I would pay a reasonable amount for it...
It relies on IOS 11 that's still in Beta, which means almost no one has IOS 11. In 2 months you'll be able to get it no doubt (in fact, they'll be dozens of such apps...).
I confess to being navigationally challenged. This would help me immensely. I can't tell you how much time I've spent circling blocks in cities with which I am unfamiliar.
Which only proves progress is unstoppable, whether ultimately an improvement or not.
By using maps?
So it should only do the navigation part but not show the destination?
You do know that it's just an example, and that he probably knows where that Starbucks is?
Not trying to diminish the efforts of Apple but this existed Nokia did this in 2012 and it went virtually nowhere... because they did it on the Windows Mobile Phone platform.
Once again, Apple is picking up the slack and refining the technology. I wonder how this is going to effect Daqari and others.
I never complain about vertical video, it doesn't irk me in the same way it does others. But something about this is fingers on the chalkboard for me. I don't know if landscape would be better though.
Playing Pac Man in first-person and in the constraints/freedom of meatspace is somehow wrong. What happens when you cross a wall into another lane? Hopefully a haptic warning if you hit a wall, but there is nothing stopping a player from instinctively evading a ghost (and the instincts are not always going to abide by the game space). If this was a serious game, I think you'd want to punish the player with the inability to gobble pellets for a time period. Or every ghost is alerted to where you are. Or ghosts are allowed to cross once as well. Or all the walls go away for a bit. Or you just busted through that wall permanently. Or crossing only moves your viewpoint, not your avatar, which is now vulnerable and you're out of sync. Or suddenly you're a ghost, and the environment visuals and audio turns to a Boschian hellscape. Kids. Lawn. Yarrrrr.
I'm obviously taking this waaay too literally, but I am impressed by the tech. Might get me to fire up Xcode.
Playing Pac Man in first-person and in the constraints/freedom of meatspace is somehow wrong. What happens when you cross a wall into another lane? Hopefully a haptic warning if you hit a wall, but there is nothing stopping a player from instinctively evading a ghost (and the instincts are not always going to abide by the game space). If this was a serious game, I think you'd want to punish the player with the inability to gobble pellets for a time period. Or every ghost is alerted to where you are. Or ghosts are allowed to cross once as well. Or all the walls go away for a bit. Or you just busted through that wall permanently. Or crossing only moves your viewpoint, not your avatar, which is now vulnerable and you're out of sync. Or suddenly you're a ghost, and the environment visuals and audio turns to a Boschian hellscape. Kids. Lawn. Yarrrrr.
I'm obviously taking this waaay too literally, but I am impressed by the tech. Might get me to fire up Xcode.
Yes, just like horse pulse measuring app it just looks awesome and that's about it. Being reliable is whole another issue.
Well, its just a demo, the game would know you crossed through so indeed you would be punished in many ways, maybe giving the ghosts ability to walk through walls. The walls could also get higher, become slightly transparent so they see you, it could slow you down, etc.
Having haptics from the phone, watch or environmental 3d sounds through the airpods could for sure enhance the experience. Being able to hang the phone in front of your eyes would enhance it even more.
Robert Scoble is saying just that - there are third parties already preparing to create goggles you will be able to slip your phone into.