This document provides an overview of emerging technologies in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It discusses the history of disruptive technologies and how VR and AR fit within that progression. Key topics covered include the state of VR and AR technologies, popular depictions in media, enterprise uses of the technologies, and predictions for the near future development of VR and AR.

1. Living Popups
P o w e r e d B y
An AREnabled Guide to VR& AR
Edited by Robert Fine
Founder of Second Life
Foreword by Philip Rosedale
Charlie Fink's

2. 35 Years of Disruption
• Audio cassettes
• Video cassettes
• Personal Computers
• The Internet
• Mobile Phones
• Smart Phones
• Tablets
• Wearables

3. About me
• Disney 85 - 1992
• Virtual World Ent (LBVR) 92 - 96
• AOL 96 - 99
• AG Interactive 00-05
• 2 for 4 on start ups (05 – 15)
• Produced 30 Broadway musicals (04-17)
• Columnist, Forbes.com
• Author, Metaverse
• Contributing Editor, VR Voice

4. Things I Know Are True
• Tech succeeds when it makes what we are already
doing better
• People are the killer app
• Everyone overestimates the near term, and
underestimates the long term

6. 3 Things My Book Taught Me
• The World Will Be Painted With Data
• Reality for virtual reality may take a while
• The Greatest Business Story of Our Time
• The Stakes
• The Players
• Conflict = drama

7. A World Painted With Data
• AI, IA, IoT, AR Merge
• Computer Vision
• Universal Visual Browser (UVB)
• The AR Cloud
• Optics, FOV
• Form Factors
• Wireless Bandwidth

8. VR
AR
MR
XR
HMD
FOV
LBE
ARKit
ARCore
UVB
AI
SLAM

10. The Milgram Scale 1994*
* Paul Milgram and Fumio Kishino, A Taxonomy of Virtual Displays 1994

11. Microsoft Mixed Reality Spectrum
Windows Mixed Reality – Holographic headsets (see-through)
Windows Mixed Reality – Immersive headsets (occluded)
VR todayAR today
PHYSICAL
REALITY
DIGITAL
REALITY
MIXED REALITY (MR)
Mixed reality blends the physical and digital worlds to produce new environments where physical and digital objects co-
exist and can be interacted with as if all of them were real.

12. VR = Man’s Quest for Immersion
AR = A New Tool for Man

13. The “Old” Definition of MR

14. AR Covers The Entire MR Spectrum
•Enhanced 3D Handheld
• Depth sensing
• SLAM
•Heads Up Display
•Microdisplays
•Computer Vision
• Wearable, mobile, contextual

15. VR & AR in Pop Culture

16. VR in Pop Culture

17. Augmented Reality in Popular Culture

18. HUD, Object Recognition, AI

19. Heads Up Display From Honda

20. Telepresence (Holoportation)

21. Microsoft Holoportation Experiment

22. DOD Classified: Who Is The Hologram?

23. AR Is Already A TV Star

24. Pokemon Go

25. In Mobile AR, The Camera Is The Interface

26. Time Shifting Between Screens Is A Problem

27. AR Makes HMDs Inevitable

28. It’s Raining Interim Deivces
Disney Star Wars AR Zapbox Cardboard AR Mira Prism

29. Available AR HMDs
• HoloLens - $3,000 (developer edition)
• ODG R-8 – Under $1,000 via Megu (China)
• Meta 2 – $1,000 (developer edition)
• Kopin SOLOS - $499
• Lenovo/Star Wars - $200
• Mira Prism - $100
• Zapbox Cardboard - $50

30. The Microdisplay Revolution
Don’t Bet Against Video

31. The Real Competition Begins in 2019
• Snapchat Specs 2.0
• Facebook “Pacific”
• Apple
• Magic Leap

32. Wearable, Contextual Computer Vision
• UVB Sees World As Data
• Contextually Aware
• Voice, gesture, mouse
• SLAM
• Persistent Geolocation
• Mixed Reality
• Inside Out Hand Tracking

33. State of AR Today
• AR Capable Hand Held Computing
• ARKit & ARCore
• Facial Recognition, Depth Sensing
• Experiential Marketing
• Filters
• Art
• Toys
• Games

34. • Microsoft – HoloLens, Windows 10 MR
• Apple – ARKit, VR Peripheral
• Facebook – Rift, Oculus Store, “Pacific” AR HMD
• Google – Glass, Cardboard, Daydream, ARCore
• Amazon - Sumerian
• Samsung –Gear VR
• Sony - PlayStation VR
The Big Guys Are Making Big Bets

36. Today, The Cash Is In Our Hands

37. • Personal Computer
• Email
• Shopping
• Search
• Social Media
• Smart Phones Add
• Messaging
• Camera
• Maps
• Music/Media
Killer Apps

38. •Telepresence (all forms)
•Remote Experts
•Volumetric Presence
•SLAM (to 10” inches)
•Persistent Data Location
•Directions
•UVB, Data Detection & Filtering
•Education, Translation, Language
Learning
•Videos, Sports
AR’s (Probable) Killer Apps*

39. Enterprise Goes First
• Military
• Building Design & Construction
• Industrial Maintenance
• Remote Experts
• Medical
• Monitor Consolidation
• Heads Up Display
• Sales & Marketing

40. The VR Story Is Simpler

41. VR’s (Probable) Killer Apps
•Simulation & Training
•Clinical Medicine
•3D Design & Manufacturing
•Entertainment & Games
•Social

42. Enterprise VR Grows
Home Consumer PC VR Has Hit A Wall
• The First Adopters Have Adopted
• PC VR, Vive, HTC and Windows MR
• Gaming computer
• PSVR, Console VR
• Google Daydream

43. VR’s Growth Areas
•Enterprise, Medicine, Training
•LBVR, A New Movie Business
•LBAR, The Sports Opportunity
•VRcades = Internet Cafes

44. The Standalone Revolution

45. The Black Box of China
•Manufacturing  Digital Goods & Services
•Education Infrastructure
•STEM Grads
•University R & D
•State Venture Activities

46. VR (&AR) For Good
• VR Makes Things Better
•Training
•Medicine
•Mental Health
•Education
• Meetings, Conferences
•Making The World Smaller

47. Tech For Bad
• Facebook – The new tribalism
• The Balkanization of America
• Loss of American leadership
• Uneven distribution of tech benefits
• Jobs Vaporized
• Privacy
• The Surveillance State

48. Predictions for March, 2019
• Neither VR nor AR will hit an inflection point
• VR  Standalones & Mobile
• AR  Micro Optic Displays
• Phone Replacement Cycle Accelerates
• More, Better mobile AR
• Enterprise adoption accelerates
• Magic Leap To Make More Announcements

49. Predictions for June, 2023
• Wearable computing, MR commonplace
• Telepresence is real
• Killer VR app is cinematic social world based on
major IP like Star Wars
• Self-driving trucks, cars, common
• Automation & AI growth increase unemployment
• Wealth Gap at dangerous, historic levels

50. @CharlieFink