Magic Leap One - Hackdot

Re:Magic Leap One by simonhughes22 on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @02:46PM (#15973042)

Have you actually tried it? I know some of the developers and creatives that have worked with it, and they say it's more impressive when used in person than it looks in the 2d promo videos, which is the opposite of most devices.

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Re:Magic Leap One by albinofrenchy on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @05:58PM (#15974662)

I have tried it in person; and it was overall disappointing. This was some time last year so maybe they've improved in the mean time but the AR overlays weren't particularly compelling and the FOV was terrible.

I also felt the tracking was mildly worse than Vive; although that is more anecdotal.

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Re:Magic Leap One by unobtaniumstool on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @03:02PM (#15973222)

It's absolute magic in person. The limited FOV is kind of a bummer, but tracking is rock solid.

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Re:Magic Leap One by robwormald on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @05:16PM (#15974371)

I did the Mars demo at a conference a while back - the first couple of minutes I was underwhelmed, but at some point, my brain "bought-in" - I noticed this when I crouched down to look under a virtual rock outcropping without a second thought.

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Re:Magic Leap One by mileycyrusXOXO on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @11:12PM (#15976389)

FYI the Mars demo is garbage. I suggest trying out Fragments for a better feel for the capabilities of the device.

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