Augmented reality is all the new rage in the town, and everyone wants
it. There has been a staggering surge in how Pokémon GO has captured the
public imagination with this package. Niantic tried the same formula
with its earlier offering, Ingress where players had to go around
looking for treasures and capturing portals to create triangles on the
maps to make control fields. Even though the game had a dedicated
following and a passionate community driving it, the concept was new.
Niantic made a package that has reintroduced the adventure everyone wanted to go on since childhood, the real world. There was no need for the company to conceptualize a new idea and establish it with the users. Instead, they used an established idea, rather a fantasy of children. This was the first implementation of the technology in a long time which brought AR back on the discussion table after all the VR hype. AR was limited to the brief moments of “how cool that concept looks” keeping in mind how Google Glass was pegged by Google. With time, AR grew to “How cool the technology and experience is” with the execution of the concept by Microsoft with Hololens.
The technology works on existing hardware in addition to previous generation smartphones. You don’t need to spend $600 to $800 to buy an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive in addition to a VR compatible system. Many companies like Asus and Alienware have also come out with VR capable devices that require the user to carry the system in a backpack while costing an easy $1,000 just to experience virtual reality. In the smartphone market, experiencing VR doesn’t sound like an expensive affair but you need to invest in a decent virtual reality headsets which start from Rs 2,500, which again are not impressive. Another factor is the lack of quality of the experience unless your smartphone is equipped with a 2K display. Even with a 2K display, which increases the price of your smartphone, there is no guarantee of a complete immersive VR experience. - See more at: http://teq4u.blogspot.com.ng/2016/07/augmented-reality-is-all-new-rage-in.html#sthash.9Idc0jSd.dpuf
Niantic made a package that has reintroduced the adventure everyone wanted to go on since childhood, the real world. There was no need for the company to conceptualize a new idea and establish it with the users. Instead, they used an established idea, rather a fantasy of children. This was the first implementation of the technology in a long time which brought AR back on the discussion table after all the VR hype. AR was limited to the brief moments of “how cool that concept looks” keeping in mind how Google Glass was pegged by Google. With time, AR grew to “How cool the technology and experience is” with the execution of the concept by Microsoft with Hololens.
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Pokémon GO made me give another chance to AR as a technology after
all the VR things going around. After using the implementation of both
the technologies on my mobile device, I came to the conclusion that AR
is here and for the better. There are a lot of reasons for me to call
out AR better, and the main thing is affordability. It is AFFORDABLE;
you don’t need to break your bank for a good AR experience.
The technology works on existing hardware in addition to previous generation smartphones. You don’t need to spend $600 to $800 to buy an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive in addition to a VR compatible system. Many companies like Asus and Alienware have also come out with VR capable devices that require the user to carry the system in a backpack while costing an easy $1,000 just to experience virtual reality. In the smartphone market, experiencing VR doesn’t sound like an expensive affair but you need to invest in a decent virtual reality headsets which start from Rs 2,500, which again are not impressive. Another factor is the lack of quality of the experience unless your smartphone is equipped with a 2K display. Even with a 2K display, which increases the price of your smartphone, there is no guarantee of a complete immersive VR experience. - See more at: http://teq4u.blogspot.com.ng/2016/07/augmented-reality-is-all-new-rage-in.html#sthash.9Idc0jSd.dpuf
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