Day 2: Extended Reality » More questions
Mo (host): Take a look at some more questions and answers relating to Extended Reality below...
Question:
What is the future for AR?
What is the future for AR?
Answer:
The long term future of AR is in replacing our mobile phones through AR glasses and AR contact lenses, and ultimately through neural link technology! This will enable us to experience instant, enhanced versions of the world around us, providing information overlays on history, travel, art, air quality and social events/messages to name but a few. In the immediate future we will see passthrough VR/AR headsets (mixed reality) getting popular at work and in controlled public places like shops and museums, especially when Apple release theirs, possibly this year or in 2024. I think we will also see more events such as AR festivals in the next few years in towns and cities. Here we will see full scale sculptures and animations by artists which we can experience together through our mobile phones.
The long term future of AR is in replacing our mobile phones through AR glasses and AR contact lenses, and ultimately through neural link technology! This will enable us to experience instant, enhanced versions of the world around us, providing information overlays on history, travel, art, air quality and social events/messages to name but a few. In the immediate future we will see passthrough VR/AR headsets (mixed reality) getting popular at work and in controlled public places like shops and museums, especially when Apple release theirs, possibly this year or in 2024. I think we will also see more events such as AR festivals in the next few years in towns and cities. Here we will see full scale sculptures and animations by artists which we can experience together through our mobile phones.
Question:
What is mixed reality - is that another umbrella term?
What is mixed reality - is that another umbrella term?
Answer:
Mixed Reality (MR) is not an umbrella term. It is another variation of the interaction between the real and virtual worlds. MR captures information about your surroundings and uses that to inform virtual 3D elements so they can behave as if they were real. Think of a hologram of a cup which you place on a table and can fall off if you push it virtually.
Mixed Reality (MR) is not an umbrella term. It is another variation of the interaction between the real and virtual worlds. MR captures information about your surroundings and uses that to inform virtual 3D elements so they can behave as if they were real. Think of a hologram of a cup which you place on a table and can fall off if you push it virtually.
Question:
Is it difficult to create your own world/content in VR? Do you need to be experienced in coding?
Is it difficult to create your own world/content in VR? Do you need to be experienced in coding?
Answer:
Creating some types of VR content will be easier than other types. For instance, making a VR360 video is relatively easy, (as long as you buy a 360-degree video camera, which can cost £200 or sometimes much, much more). You could use such a camera to record, edit and publish a VR video. This sort of 360-degree video can be seen on Youtube and other social media platforms. Creating an entire graphical VR world is quite a big project. It will likely involve using a number of different programs and these can be quite complicated.
Creating some types of VR content will be easier than other types. For instance, making a VR360 video is relatively easy, (as long as you buy a 360-degree video camera, which can cost £200 or sometimes much, much more). You could use such a camera to record, edit and publish a VR video. This sort of 360-degree video can be seen on Youtube and other social media platforms. Creating an entire graphical VR world is quite a big project. It will likely involve using a number of different programs and these can be quite complicated.
Question:
What encouraged you to get into this career?
What encouraged you to get into this career?
Answer:
I always enjoyed using, understanding and learning about technology and had taught myself some Python in my spare time so thought I could see myself enjoying working in the area. I applied for the BT research apprenticeship because of the variety it provided in allowing me to find what specific areas of technology I enjoyed most. This allowed me to identify my particular interest in data science which I then specialised in for my degree which I studied for as part of the apprenticeship.
I always enjoyed using, understanding and learning about technology and had taught myself some Python in my spare time so thought I could see myself enjoying working in the area. I applied for the BT research apprenticeship because of the variety it provided in allowing me to find what specific areas of technology I enjoyed most. This allowed me to identify my particular interest in data science which I then specialised in for my degree which I studied for as part of the apprenticeship.
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