Intel Israel has integrated its RealSense technology with Google's Project Tango. The two technologies have been announced to be working together in a demonstration by Intel CEO Brian Kzanich, done on Tuesday, Aug 18. This was held in Intel's Haifa-based office in Israel. The two technologies are Google and Intel's respective contributions to the growing array of 3D and virtual reality technologies available today.
RealSense is Intel's new iteration of Perceptual Computing. The company's 3D platform can be used by developers to integrate into hardware and software alike. RealSense utilizes 3D cameras that are available on devices today, to offer a new experience to app users and device owners as they perceive the world around them, their own surroundings.
Project Tango, on the other hand, is Google's brainchild which functions for 3D motion and depth sensing. The technology lets cameras be able to have a more human-like view of the world, as compared to 2D cameras with which devices these days are equipped. Putting the two together will open users' eyes and devices to a 3D experience in the form of virtual reality apps, specifically games, on devices. This will be made possible by a 3D camera which will utilize the two technologies.
As Intel announced the collaboration with Google, it has also done a demonstration of an app that allows users to scan their surroundings. The image taken from the scan can then be used for apps and games. The integration of RealSense to Project Tango will be able to bring the 3D system to smartphones and enable developers to make apps using it as well.
According to ZDNet, the SDK will be released to Android developers in late 2015. Of the collaboration, Intel Israel said, "As a result, Android developers will now be able to create new applications and experiences for the RealSense technology and Project Tango ecosystems 3D scanning, indoor navigation, depth-enabled photography and video, measurements and immersive augmented reality and virtual reality." The company added that this integration will enable developers to create new technological experiences with a single mobile platform.
