Over the last couple of years, we’ve repeatedly heard a lot about Magic Leap’s supposedly advanced augmented reality tech, but have seen very little. In 2014, a half-billion dollar round of investment that included Google ratcheted up the hype and it has not slowed down since. Now, The Information is reporting, based on sources and a hands-on demonstration, that the reality hasn’t lived up to all of the promises yet.
First up is Magic Leap’s jaw-dropping demo video from last year, which appeared with a caption indicating it was “just another day in the office” and an example of a game the company could play. According to The Information, however, there was no such game at that time, and the mockup video was created entirely with special effects. That said, the video prominently features a WETA Workshop logo and, unlike more recent, fuzzier videos, does not claim to be recorded using Magic Leap’s actual technology.
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Source: Engadget