Tuesday, August 28, 2012

A Chilling Version of AR CLs

The film centres around augmented reality contact lenses which appear to have been inspired by Google's Project Glass. The can beam information directly into the wearer's eye."They have been billed as the future of the way that we will interact with computers.

But a new science fiction film suggests that augmented reality glasses actually have a far darker side - and might allow us to control one another," goes the start of a post on the Daily Mail. "‘Sight’ shows how virtual reality can take over from normal life to the extent that we can’t exist without it. The seven minute short follows bachelor Patrick on a date which goes wrong when he gets found out for using a ‘Wingman app’ to help him charm her into bed. In a sinister twist he then appears to patch into his date through her virtual reality lenses - and take over her mind." Read more.

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