| i dropped a mail but would love to add regarding AR that while its correct to integrate real world objects as inputs, using the same as output messes with your brain and skips the part where you transition a user from his known workflow to a more integrated one. So instead of overlaying and augmenting the room the user already has mapped to functions i propose first extending the room which can be done via 2 projectors and passive 3D more easily and will offload all spatial senses to a new area (z all far aquarium like) that a user can see as something added and new and not something breaking his current status quo. A large second virtual room on the wall to work with is around 1000€ for 2 projectors, silver screen and some lenses. Growing new neurons has an "aha" effect on the user while forcing him to rewrite them will leave them with pain and force a defensive reflex - you don't want that while proposing new concepts! If you like overlaying stuff a passive 3DTV somewhere in the room or on your desk can do a floating object easily for under 300€ (z all near) while not messing with more than this small experimental area of the room. Black backgrounds work great. This allows the user to smoothly transition from his used-to workflow to a more integrated one all while just wearing 10g set of glasses - while we wait for affordable AR glasses. Skipping this part breaks the users known working toolset - you can do so maybe (if ever) AFTER he gets comfortable with the new toolset. Better analogy: Imagine being a teacher and i propose a camera that will turn what you write on the whiteboard into an animated explanation (graph visualization of your formula). Now your whiteboard still works! Nothing is broken. Maybe for stuff you already now the extension works just fine and your students see the graph immediately on ANOTHER screen area. That's great and added value. Because even if you didn't learn some syntax your whiteboard will always work as before and you can just draw the graph yourself or turn the second screen off then go on with your life and continue the lesson. Now maybe if you got comfortable with that you will allow the second area screen on the whiteboard itself next to your drawn formulas (or typehinting them even;) ). But not during learning how it works. |