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What happens when the bulky AR headsets get replaced by wraparound 8k AR sport glasses? Perfect for a golf sim. Is it pointless to upgrade to a 4k projector and build a screen enclosure when neither will be necessary in a few years?
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It may very well go that way. Even with AR headsets/glasses, don’t you still have to hit a golf ball? -
I think you would have to. I think you would "see" some sort of hybrid environment where when looking down you see the golf ball and hitting area, then as the ball travels towards the screen the image you see transitions to a golf course environment. Lots of current flight simulators (real world - not gaming) are moving in this direction and the results are stunning. No expert in how quickly that will get to consumer grade (and priced) wrap around glasses - I suspect we are still 5-10 years away from that as most of the tech is still both bulky and crazy expensive - but I do agree this is where we will get to eventually. I suppose if it is just a video game you are after it would be much quicker and without the requirement to hit a ball real or otherwise.Comment
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I suspect you are right. Back and forth between real world and virtual may cause dizziness or vertigo.To prevent this I can see one hitting into a net and the glasses having the net area appear as a golf course. That way you don’t need an impact screen or projector. So the net area will be virtual world and everywhere else will be real world.Comment
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AR is different that VR. Vr is a completely rendered environment. AR on the other hand is virtual objects placed in the real environment. So you see aspects of both. For instance there was a feature on my pixel phone where I could take a video of my daughter with an animated character standing next to her interacting with the real environment. I see this as the future of golf sims. The course is all around you but you see and hit the real ball, into a net. So no need for screen or projector. Same with home theater I guess. We won't need displays pretty soonComment
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Of course this article shows up in my news feed. Says Apple could release these VR/AR glasses in 4th q 2022.
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