#so instead of someone buying a plane ticket to the smithsonian to see an exhibit..... you bring a 3d model of it to your living room! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

aurosoulart · 2 years ago

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my company is competing in an environmentalist XR challenge for AWE (Augmented World Expo), and we got through to the next round of judging!!!!!!!!!!!!

our focus is on showing how to reduce waste using spatial computing - like reducing landfill waste via replacing one-use items (like balloons, confetti, fireworks, etc) with virtual versions.

I’m also coming up with ideas for multiplayer physics games (like Jenga, air hockey, cornhole, etc etc) to show off as well...... generally anything that is often made of plastic, requires packaging & shipping, and is based around physical interactions between two people

ANYWAYS I’m making this post because I am excited!!!!! but ALSO I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of things they’d like to see me try to recreate?

don’t be afraid to suggest things that aren’t possible yet (like things that involve a sense of real touch), because the presentation is also about designing around reducing waste using future technologies - like haptic suits and gloves! :)

#auropost #another thing i'm thinking about including is virtual museum tours since there's a lot of public access 3d scans of museum models out there #so instead of someone buying a plane ticket to the smithsonian to see an exhibit..... you bring a 3d model of it to your living room!#i've looked at some of them myself and they're actually incredibly realistic #different textures react to light differently as you move them around and look at them from different angles #anyways PLS SHARE IDEAS IF YOU'VE GOT ANY #i would love to hear them #i want to get as much material as possible for our presentation #because i really want to help be part of steering this new tech into a focus on reducing waste/emissions #i know it's not a perfect solution because the tech itself is still physical and has to be mass produced #but it still has a lot of potential to cut our use of materials down in many cases

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