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Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

Google · demo · Watch on YouTube

VR, AR & spatial computingConsumer devices & gadgets

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “Video calls in AR could be vastly better, not just a little bit, but basically a completely different experience/relationship.”

    Starline suggests video calls could become a completely different experience.

    mindover, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Apple headset leak reveals new details and confirms earlier rumors”

  2. “No headset to wear. No disorientation. You just sit down and you're there with somebody else.”

    Headset-free, you just sit down and feel present with someone.

    jonas21, 2023-03 · Recommendation · in “Who is still inside the metaverse?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: project starline, 3d video, google, remote work, telepresence

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