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As spectators waited for the opening game of the Carolina Panthers’ football season, something lurked in the dark, biding its time before pouncing on an unsuspecting crowd. A mixed reality panther mascot leapt into the stadium, tore up the opposing team’s flag, roared, then waltzed out of there like it was nothing. But 5.9+ million views on Twitter is far from nothing.
Animated with the Unreal engine by The Famous Group, rendered within a live feed of the stadium space, the panther appeared to be prowling the stands, visible to those in attendance via the jumbotron – no phone or app needed. The panther animation may not look as fluid as the latest immersive VR gaming experience, but it does bring the latest-state MR/AR to the public much sooner than many anticipated. Although the 3D mascot could not be viewed from stands by the naked eye, that day is inching closer all the time.
Behind the scenes of the “mixed reality” panther’s debut. [Image: Carolina Panthers]
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Imagine a porn convention, strip club, dating app, or porno streaming service with this tech enabled. Feature dancers could pre-perform an entire tour of strip shows, sending out digital content packages to each venue for re-mapping and projection. Hell, those same recordings could be sold direct to home viewers, giving them a premiere 3D experience like no other. In effect, this tech remains quite close to current VR and AR capabilities.
Holodexxx AR allows users to place photogrammetrically digitized pornstars in real world locations. [Image: Holodexxx]
Going to load up my living room with a shitload of strippers.