What kind of future is Google drawing with PC-unnecessary VR · AR technology "Tango"?

At Google's ongoing developer conference 'Google I / O 2017'Wireless independent VR headset that requires neither smartphone nor PCHas been announced. Clay Bavor, vice president of Virtual Reality (VR) department at Google, talks about the future of VR and Augmented Reality (AR) using such a headset.

The latest on VR and AR at Google I / O
https://blog.google/products/google-vr/latest-vr-and-ar-google-io/

Google's new Visual Positioning Service will guide you through indoor locations
http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/05/17/googles-new-visual-positioning-service-will-guide-indoor-locations/

So far, Google hasTango"As two core technologies, VR and AR, and has continued investing. With Tango's technology, you can track the movement of the device itself and measure the distance and position to the surrounding real-world objects. In addition to being used as the basic technology of WorldSense in the VR field, Tango's technology is used in the AR field to arrange digital objects in real space and make it possible for the smartphone to experience AR. That's "ASUS ZenFone AR" which Tango compatible smartphone is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2017.

ASUS's new smartphone "ZenFone AR" supports Google's AR function "Tango" and VR function "Daydream" - GIGAZINE


Tango is one of the core technologies of Visual Positioning Service (VPS), which helps the device to quickly and accurately grasp indoor locations.


GPS is useful when walking to the destination while going to the destination, but VPS is a technology that is useful for looking for objects indoors, and if there is indoor navigation using VPS it will be helpful if visually handicapped help Bavor He insists.


In fact, Google is working on the development of indoor navigation functions using Tango, and at the Mobile World Congress 2016 venue, a demonstration to navigate the museum is being held.

Using Google's "Project Tango" aiming at human-level spatial recognition when used as an indoor navi will be like this - GIGAZINE


In addition, Google plans to apply Tango to school classrooms. Google conducts experiments to incorporate AR technology into school lessons using actual schools and can be seen in the following movies. By expressing David statue, DNA, even hurricane etc in AR, you can see how children learn freely in the classroom.

Expeditions AR - Bringing the world into the classroom - YouTube


Children looking at smartphones attached to self-shooting sticks.


Interested in something that is displayed on the screen of the smartphone.


A screen showing the eruption of the volcano was displayed.


Students observing volcanoes expressed in AR from various angles intriguingly. Some students are high school students, others are small children as elementary school students.


Hurricanes reflected on smartphones attack students.


Show the DNA ......


Students enjoy the structure from various angles. All students are using AR to enjoy studying.