[jawns]

Could you imagine how this kind of technology might change something as boring and frustrating as Ikea furniture assembly?

Ikea tries hard to avoid using text in its instructions, because the products are sold in so many countries. So its assembly instructions tend to be very constrained 2D illustrations with simple pictograms.

But it would be so much easier if you could just slap on some AR glasses and visualize in 3D what your next step should be!

[lozenge]

You can also find many fans of IKEA instructions.

Consider how you would deal with written instructions that appear to contradict the picture instructions and you'll see why.

[zellyn]

All it takes to become a huge fan of IKEA instructions is to purchase and assemble a few items of furniture from other stores.

[jrowley]

There is a great section in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance about instructions for assembling a bicycle and a barbecue. Pirsig talks about the nature of creating instructions and laying them out and how there are a lot of potential ways to assemble something, but how an author has to chose a single way for their reader.

This discussion leads to him mentioning a favorite excerpt from some instructions he came across: "assembly of a Japanese bicycle requires great peace of mind."

[xgulfie]

As someone who loved assembling Lego sets as a kid, I legitimately enjoy putting Ikea furniture together, it's a very similar experience