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by j_aime 3 days ago
This can be done with any modern VR headset but pretty cool nonetheless. cheers
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reading some of the comments i was expecting something really high end and polished, but yeah, this is something you could with a headset 1/10th the cost
I was expecting an app that works like the VR version of a laser indoor measuring tool. Where you hold a piece of wooden board and the VR tells you where it should go and then another person wearing a VR helmet attaches it to a post, also at sub-mm precision. Etc.
This can be done with the Google Cardboard :|
People were doing it on Cardboard 10 years ago. https://www.consumerreports.org/home-improvement-remodeling/...
10000% I've seen it done!
Seeing the title and the upvotes, I thought the author just discovered a use case that justifies the ~~$3500~~ $3700 price tag.

To say I am disappointed is an understatement.

Huh. In this case moving a single wall, or repositioning a single window, kitchen island, etc - would cost more than $3500.
The author isn't doing AR/mixed reality so they aren't showing that use case. You can do all of it on a cheaper headset, too.
VR is actually better for architectural visualization
Great, then you can use even cheaper headsets that don't do AR instead.