Google's plan to change the way we interact through the use of video conferencing software just went to the next level with the launch of Project Starline at Google offices and other locations across the United States.
Despite Meta's growing success in VR headsets, Google remains committed to holographic shapes. Google says its "magic window" allows users to "talk, gesture, and make eye contact with another person, life-size and in three dimensions."
Of course, the technology and hardware required for this can be quite expensive, including machine learning, computer vision, spatial audio, and light field display systems, but all of these together give us the most realistic rendering. till the date.
Google Starline Project
Google believes that an increase in communication signals can help make meetings more efficient, saving companies time and therefore money. In his own research, he found on average 40% more hand gestures, 25% more nods, and 50% more eyebrow movements.
Internal tests at Google sites have been successful, and after a few visits from retail, media and healthcare partners, the tech giant now hopes to roll out demos in offices outside of its own. Its early access program, starting this year, will install prototypes in the offices of Salesforce, WeWork, T-Mobile and Hackensack Meridian Health as the future of video conferencing moves closer to becoming a reality.
Beyond building and maintaining corporate relationships, Google envisions its Starline roles extending to customer-to-business relationships and even "just sitting down and chatting over coffee," though it will likely be years before this technology become common in domestic settings.