AR application “My Social Distance” projects a virtual circle around the user
The social media platform Snapchat http://snapchat.com has released the new augmented reality (AR) filter “My Social Distance” in partnership with the WHO. In times of the coronavirus crisis, this helps users to keep the necessary safe distance from other people and to protect themselves adequately. The filter shows users via their smartphone camera how close they can let others get to them.
“Importance of distance”
“Above all, the filter helps users to remember the importance of social distance. But in practice, common sense is actually enough to know how far away you have to move,” says digitalization expert Thomas R. Köhler http://thomaskoehler.de in an interview with pressetext.
My Social Distance creates a virtual circle on the smartphone camera with the user standing in the middle. Other people should not be in this circle. This has a radius of one meter, i.e. the minimum distance recommended by the WHO. Another filter uses visual cues to remind users to stay at home, wash their hands regularly and not touch their own faces.
AR potential not yet reached
The filter also contains links to the WHO website and is intended to provide users with further tips for their safety. Köhler sees My Social Distance as a good example of how AR has not yet reached its full potential. “So far the technology has mainly produced applications that have little practical use. But if future smartphones have more spatial sensors, they will be very helpful in measuring work, for example,” explains Köhler.
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Source: pte
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