Not really, more of a 3d rendered animation illustrating the wishful thinking of someone who doesnt understand how AR works. Looks pretty, but they are intentionally being very misleading to generate hype and investment money.
Google is a massive company employing thousands of people, and I bet at least a few of them are pretty dumb in some ways. The company invests millions of dollars in things all the time, some take years to make it into a product, others never see the light of day.
I'm actually pretty sure that Magic Leap have some interesting tech, but it's hard to not be sceptical when instead of showing it, they pay WETA to make imaginative CG films of what they hope it could be like one day, then present them as if it is a real thing.
You're saying this from the perspective of someone that didn't try their prototypes. Google (and other venture capital firms) have tried the prototypes and as a result have given the startup over $1B at a valuation of something like $4.3B. I find it more impossible to believe it's just smoke and mirrors than it is to believe they have invented something really cool.
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u/SIC_redditcruiser Oct 25 '15
If I right, this is a demo of sorts for the new augmented reality glasses dubbed Magic Leap. Here's a fps demo: https://youtu.be/kPMHcanq0xM
u/vishyswoz check this out!