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Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

Google · 1.2M views · 2021-05-18 · 1:51

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Overview

Google's short promo for Project Starline, a booth that shows a life-size, three-dimensional view of the person you are talking to. It presents the technology as a magic window for friends, families and co-workers who are far apart.

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HN mostly uses it as a reference point for how much better video calls could get, with some skepticism about what the demo leaves out.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2021–2024

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VR, AR & spatial computingConsumer devices & gadgets
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What people said

jonas21 · 2023-03 · Recommendation

I think the most promising Metaverse technology might be something like Starline [1]. No headset to wear. No disorientation. You just sit down and you're there with somebody else. [1] [VIDEO]

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mindover · 2023-01 · Recommendation

We might just not know what we are missing. I used to think that video calls is a solved problem until I saw Google's Project Starline [0]. Video calls in AR could be vastly better, not just a little bit, but basically a completely different experience/relationship. [0] [VIDEO]

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esafak · 2024-01 · Reference

This is true of games, but not other applications. You need photorealism to have immersive video calls -- as if you are meeting in person. Here is a tech demo by Google; see how users respond to the realism: [VIDEO] So we do need more immersive technology; just maybe not for games.

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