Google Launches 3D Sensors & Computer Vision (Project Tango)

Google announced Project Tango, an experiment with 3D sensors on a prototype 5-inch Android smartphone. It is the latest announcement among projects coming out from its Advanced Technology And Projects (ATAP) department.

You can scan your own room and play a game in it.

Google's Chase Cobb said:

"Imagine that you scan a small section of your living room, and then are able to generate a little game world in it."

Yes, the phone can build a visual map of rooms using 3D scanning. The 3D sensors will have more than a quarter million measurements every second. Google believes that advanced computer vision
technologies, coupled with sensors will enable indoor navigation and immersive gaming.

Mind Blown: The 3D sensors measures more than 250,000 parameters every second.

ATAP's technical program leader, Johnny Lee said:

“Project Tango strives to give mobile devices a human-like understanding of space and motion through advanced sensor fusion and computer vision, enabling new and enhanced types of user experiences – including 3D scanning,
indoor navigation and immersive gaming,” 

The company plans to allocate those prototype phones to 200, hand-picked developers by mid-March. They will be able to write apps in Java and C/C++ with the help of Unity Game Engines.

Google has a video on YouTube to demonstrate Project Tango:

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Written by: Kheng Wei Ang