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by definitelyhuman 2023 days ago
Totally agree, AR in games is more of a toy. The progress with lidar is... progress - but still not great even in basic scenes, helps with low light. Visual issues break the immersion and pull the user from the experience, which is supposed to be the point. AR as a tech is interesting, and has practical business uses as you point out - but has a long way to go to be useful for games, let alone an engaging centerpiece. Like everything else, it’ll improve steadily, and I’m excited for where it could go