Senses as apps
I got a rear view mirror for my bike helmet, now I can’t believe how long I have gone without eyes in the back of my head. Too bad I can’t wear it all the time.
The benefit is only kinda being able to see dangerous traffic, though obviously that’s upside. But that’s like saying that the benefit of ordinary vision is being able to run away from predators. I mean, yes. Running away from predators and not being hit by a car are good things. But that’s not such much for the joy and pleasure you get from the entire visible world, including the Mona Lisa and your children’s sleeping faces.
The broader point of my rear view helmet mirror is having a new sense, like a person who lives on a flat piece of paper suddenly perceiving depth.
I wonder about use cases for things like Google Glass. Could it be running metrics on the world around you? You’d be seeing graphs of things that you don’t currently have senses for. Sub-scent chemicals in the breeze, like bionic smell. The temperature and humidity over the course of the day. Stray electromagnetic energy when a train goes by underground. A geiger counter. Ultraviolet and infrared vision.
Don’t build a TV app for your omnipresent head mounted display. Create sensory apps and let their uses speak for themselves.
2012-11-27 04:23:20
Source: http://gonze.com/blog/2012/11/26/augmented-reality-app-new-senses/
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