In October last year, a number of corporations, led by Google invested $ 542 million in start-up specializing in the development of devices cinematic reality Magic Leap . The network has video showing possibilities of technology as an example of the game in the genre of shooter.The new project will convert the space surrounding the user into a battlefield robots. There was a place in the video and work with e-mail.
In Magic Leap emphasize that shown in the video are real action gameplay of the game, which in the future will be able to assess everyone. Technology can be integrated into the surrounding world by virtual objects. At the moment, there are already good working prototypes, which is a kind of glasses. However, the principle of their work is fundamentally different from Google Glass.
If Google Glass - it is only a secondary screen, which is in the field of view, the Magic Leap projecting three-dimensional image using the emitter directly on the retina. Thus, if the virtual objects are part of the reality.
In January, Magic Leap filed a patent application for its augmented reality glasses. Judging by the description, it will recognize the objects in the environment and apply them as static and changing images. This feature gives users the ability to change at will the visible space and use surrounding objects as part of the interface points.
In addition to Google, as polumilliardny round of funding Magic Leap participated company Qualcomm, fund Andreessen Horowitz, studio Legendary Entertainment, as well as KKR, Vulcan Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Obvious Ventures and others. Under the agreement, the head of Google Android Development and Chrome Sundar Pichai enters the board of directors of Magic Leap. In addition, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs enters the board of a startup as an expert and an observer.