On a AR theme I think there will be a high level language created within ten years for AR that will try to make the following accessible
Pulling info off the Internet
Machine vision
Precise overlay rendering
People will want to mash up different AR services in one “view” so you don’t have to switch between them. There needs to be a lingua franca and HTML doesn’t seem suited. I’d think it likely that it will be some XML variant.
If AR gets any sort of popularity, even just among early adopters, I guarantee you that there will be several competing tools for doing what you describe, with more coming out every month.
On a AR theme I think there will be a high level language created within ten years for AR that will try to make the following accessible
Pulling info off the Internet
Machine vision
Precise overlay rendering
People will want to mash up different AR services in one “view” so you don’t have to switch between them. There needs to be a lingua franca and HTML doesn’t seem suited. I’d think it likely that it will be some XML variant.
Aren’t these more likely to be done by libraries than languages?
I hope not. Something like JSON is far less verbose.
If AR gets any sort of popularity, even just among early adopters, I guarantee you that there will be several competing tools for doing what you describe, with more coming out every month.
It already has a sort of popularity. There are already startups working in the field.
If you want to keep abreast of the field keep an eye on Bruce Sterling’s Blog.