[FoRK] [Tech] Goggles, or Projectors?

[Lucas Gonze]

On Jan 2, 2008 7:15 PM, Kevin Elliott <k-elliott at wiu.edu> wrote:
> On Jan 2, 2008, at 3:58 PM, Jef Allbright wrote:
> > Given the inherent discomfort of goggles, and worse, the interpersonal
> > isolation entailed by covering the eyes and part of the face, I
> > suspect the personal scanning laser projector may predominate.
>
> I think your overestimating the discomfort/isolation of "covering" the
> face.  IMHO, The sort of
> "google" that goes mainstream would be nearly indistinguishable from a
> pair of glasses.
> I think the model we heading toward is more like a "HUD" technology
> that overlays the world
> in a minimally disruptive way.

I used an HMD hooked up to a video iPod to watch a movie at the
dentist the other day and had a great experience.  The goggles are
about as isolating as clunky sunglasses.  They cover up a little
rectangle of real estate at the center of your field of vision but
otherwise let you see the space around you normally.  Listening via
earbuds is the bigger problem.