Comments on: The One Eyed Man is King http://gamesalfresco.com/2009/01/22/the-one-eyed-man-is-king/ In Pursuit of the Ultimate Augmented Reality Application Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 2020 Games Look Mostly Augmented « Games Alfresco http://gamesalfresco.com/2009/01/22/the-one-eyed-man-is-king/#comment-530 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:44:33 +0000 http://gamesalfresco.com/?p=1228#comment-530 [...] game device looks awfully like Yanko’s Monocle (who’s [...]

]]> By: Darkflame@gmail.com http://gamesalfresco.com/2009/01/22/the-one-eyed-man-is-king/#comment-366 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:53:18 +0000 http://gamesalfresco.com/?p=1228#comment-366 hmz..Interesting design indeed.

Certainly has some advantages;

1. Obviously cheaper to make then full specs, while still being a dedicated device to the specific purpose.

2. Because your only using 1 eye, and only occasionally, issues such as comfort become nearly a non-issue. Eyestrain, focus etc.

The disadvantages are obviously, like phones, you will always have to pull it out your pocket and hold it up while viewing information.

Could be a good bit of transitional AR tech I think.
Showing the benefits of AR to the mass-market, and get them used to “needing” AR, while other technology is still being refined.

]]> By: Eric Rice http://gamesalfresco.com/2009/01/22/the-one-eyed-man-is-king/#comment-362 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:13:09 +0000 http://gamesalfresco.com/?p=1228#comment-362 Two things: first, in the video game Far Cry 2, when you are on foot and holding your map, you can pull up a scope like this and locate key things from a distance and mark them (which adds them to your map)… it’s a good virtual virtuality that I enjoy using. Would love a real one.

Secondly, I’m totally getting the SkyScout. And I can justify it because of my kids. They ADORE this kind of stuff (since they think it’s basically NORMAL heh), and yes, it’s educational as well. So no guilt in augmenting my life :)

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