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Subject:Re: AR was Re: 3-D From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:Gregory P Sweet <gps03 -at- health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us> Date:Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:18:53 -0700
An interesting idea. Specific environments with their own maps. It
would probably require that each location provide its own viewer for
visitors (can't assume that everyone is going to brng their own), and
users would probably need to view the environment's danger hotspots
before they entire, which might make it more of a VR rather than an AR
system.
The question is what the advantage would be over much cheaper
no-step/no-touch signage that doesn't require special viewers or
power.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Gregory P Sweet
<gps03 -at- health -dot- state -dot- ny -dot- us> wrote:
>
> In a former life I installed and serviced elevators (though I never made it
> past the apprentice stage, and never worked by myself) I see huge
> applications for this in that industry, I also see the other side of Gene's
> liability coin where service people called into an unfamiliar environment
> to repair a piece of equipment may be highly trained on that piece of
> equipment but may not know what else in that environment could kill or maim
> you. A quick scan around the room with your AR browser and all the deadly
> don't-stand-here spots are highlighted.
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