Quote: "In a troubling future, these augmented reality devices would offer a new dimension - a virtual layer that could be used to “re-skin” the troubling outside world."
This is a description of drug addicts and alcoholics. What's wrong with just facing life for what it is, without needing flashy rose tinted glasses (or masks)? Isn't it a bad thing to de-humanize people like this, to make them into mask wearing avatars? Its a good concept for a sci-fi / 1984-type film or maybe even a game but to live with such things? really?
david
· 1 year ago
This would be good only in special spaces dedicated to it, because otherwise they would be walking targets to muggers etc. That being said, when in the special spaces it would be awesome!
Olivier
· 1 year ago
@Dimitri : You're ALREADY living in a world where everyone, you included, uses all sorts of devices that avoids us to face life as it IS : mobile phones and all communication devices, internet, cars (so you can move faster than what life allows you) and all machines brought by the industrial revolution, even clothes.... this is just one step more, not a Revolution. We all ARE drug addicts. Sci-Fi is tomorrow's reality, and today's reality is past time sci-fi. Enjoy life!
Mat
· 1 year ago
This merely confirms our nature of rather turning a blind eye than confronting the problem.
Personally, I don't think we should not further stimulate our laziness and apathy.
Father Shandor
· 1 year ago
When my allergies were far worse than they are now, I'd have given body parts for one of those...
ethan
· 1 year ago
i don't care what it does, it's hideous. i don't know what frog design is thinking.
steve
· 1 year ago
basically this mask is saying, even though our consumeristic ways have brought us a shity world to live in ,we can still enjoy whats not there with more shit we dont need. interesting design, lame product.
DanisLinus
· 1 year ago
The new Lacoste Future ad has the athlete wearing something very similar to this although the function may be a bit different than the purpose here. Check it...
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This is a description of drug addicts and alcoholics. What's wrong with just facing life for what it is, without needing flashy rose tinted glasses (or masks)? Isn't it a bad thing to de-humanize people like this, to make them into mask wearing avatars? Its a good concept for a sci-fi / 1984-type film or maybe even a game but to live with such things? really?
You're ALREADY living in a world where everyone, you included, uses all sorts of devices that avoids us to face life as it IS : mobile phones and all communication devices, internet, cars (so you can move faster than what life allows you) and all machines brought by the industrial revolution, even clothes.... this is just one step more, not a Revolution. We all ARE drug addicts.
Sci-Fi is tomorrow's reality, and today's reality is past time sci-fi.
Enjoy life!
Personally, I don't think we should not further stimulate our laziness and apathy.
http://www.danislinus.com/content/view/113/67/