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Typewriters and computers have kept generations of office workers sitting at their desks, but augmented reality glasses could free them — and improve their health in the process. That’s the goal of a new AR productivity solution developed by two interns at Greenhouse Group in the Netherlands.
Using the Meta 2 AR headset, Anne Kok and Max Otten reimagined common office and computer interactions within an AR workspace, relying primarily on the headset to track hand and arm movements. While employees could optionally sit down at physical keyboards for precision typing, other tasks would be performed with nothing more than the headset.
Kok and Otten’s concept is to use gamification to actively challenge employees’ muscles, rather than reducing everything to finger taps or mouse clicks. In one example, logging into a computer becomes a golf-inspired game, using two hands to turn dials that unlock the machine. Writing an email requires an arm motion to grab a piece of virtual paper, and sending the email involves tossing the paper like a virtual basketball. Actual AR games would let employees compete against each other during breaks, as well.
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Source: Venture Beat