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AWE 2022 (Part 7) Video – Magic Leap 2 with some Hololens 2
Introduction
Part 7 of the KGOnTech and SadlyItsBradley discussion of AWE 2022 is now available on the KGOnTech YouTube Channel. Part 7 Primarily covers the Magic Leap 2. At AWE, I got to the Magic Leap 2 for their public demonstrations and a private demonstration of the selective dimming feature.
To put some issues in context for discussing the Magic Leap 2 and due to some news that came out on Hololens 2, the video starts with a short discussion of the Hololens 2 and its problems and advantages. The video skips through many of the detailed issues on the Hololens 2 and Magic Leap 2. Blog articles that cover these issues in more detail are given with links in the “Blog References” section below and the video’s description on YouTube.
At the end of my presentation, Bradley kept recording as we talked about some random AR and VR subjects. About 15 minutes of this discussion is included in the “Bonus” chapters at the end of the video.
In total, about 4 hours of video are available on YouTube (about three hours on KGOnTech and one hour on SadlyItsBradley).
Part 7 KGOnTech and SadlyItsBradley discuss various AR technologies shown at AWE in June 2022. This video is focused on Magic Leap 2. It starts with discussing Hololens 2 as a lead into the issues with Magic Leap.
- 00:00 Hololens 2 as an Introduction to Magic Leap 2
- 00:06 Hololens 2 Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) and Image Quality Problems
- 00:41 Alex Kipman’s Problems at Microsoft/Hololens
- 02:26 Hololens 2 IVAS (US Military Headset)
- 03:21 Meta Delaying AR Headset (and Apple Too)
- 03:58 How Diffractive Waveguides Work (on the blog)
- 04:00 Moving Focus From Infinity on Waveguides (and how it changed from Magic Leap 1 to Magic Leap 2) 06:35 Hololens 2 Terrible Image Quality (see also blog)
- 07:07 Hololens 2 Compared to Lumus Maximus (and Engine Sizes)
- 07:35 Hololens 2 vs Magic Leap 1&2 Human Factors
- 11:41 Magic Leap 2 Booth Booth Demos
- 14:07 “A Magic Leap” as a unit of measure = $3B In Sunk Investment
- 15:07 Magic Leap 2 LCOS decision
- 16:18 Magic Leap 2 vs Magic Leap 1 Headset Comparison
- 20:18 Trend in AR to a more square FOV
- 22:50 Magic Leap 2 Headset and the view out
- 24:13 Magic Leap 2’s Very Complex Optics
- 24:40 Soft vs. Hard Edge Occlusion (and AR vs. VR)
- 25:27 Magic Leap 2 Dimming Optics (and see blog)
- 27:17 Segmented Dimming “Pixel” Structure (and Diamond Shape)
- 30:44 Simulation of the view with segmented dimming
- 36:50 Bonus: About 15 minutes of lightly edited ramblings between Bradley and Karl
- 36:55 Shattering Dreams
- 37:08 Care About Startups
- 37:37 People Can’t Handle the Truth about AR & the Self-Greasing Consultant and Analyst Wheel
- 38:33 Apple VR/AR and Lightweight VR
- 39:00 Passthrough AR and “VR to the ER.”
- 42:42 Some Real AR Markets
- 43:20 Apple and Meta Don’t Get Different Physics
- 44:22 Omnivision & Cameras vs. Displays
- 46:06 Wireless and Remote 5G Computing
- 48:00 Debate Challenge – Will AR Be a Consumer Product Within 10 Years?
KGOnTech (www.kguttag.com ) Blog references links in the video
The following are a series of video links roughly in the order they are referred to in the Part 7 video:
Hololens 2 and why the resolution math fails, and Alex Kipman Fibbing about the field of view
The Basics of the Laser Beam Scanning Process (from 2012)
Alex Kipman’s problems at Microsoft with references to other places where Kipman was “fibbing”
Diffractive waveguides and their issues (Hololens 1, Magic Leap 1, and Lumus image comparison)
Bernard Kress’s Book on AR Optical Architecture (select the PDF version) and KGOnTech’s mini-review
The difference between the way Magic Leap 1 and 2 move the focus of the waveguide
Collection of articles on Hololens 2 display evaluation
Image quality (and optics engine) comparison of Lumus Maximus to Hololens 2
Ergonomic and related issues with Magic Leap 2 compared to Hololens 2
Magic Leap 2’s Optical Design and other design decisions
Magic Leap 2 Soft Edge Occlusion – How it works
Part 6 on MicroLED Microdisplays Link and Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
- 00:00 Big Companies buying MicroLED startups
- 01:05 MicroLED Pros and Cons
- 05:45 MicroLED – How to do Color?
- 07:05 WaveGuide Efficiency Problems
- 08:20 Snap (DLP, LCOS?, Buying into MicroLED)
- 12:17 Oppo (Clip-on Waveguide MicroLED)
- 13:01 Cellid (with Jade Bird MicroLED)
- 14:42 Vuzix (DLP, LCOS/LCD, uLED)
- 19:16 Making AR image Non-Transparent Discuss (including Vuzix)
- 20:21 Vuzix MicroLED Partnerships
- 21:21 MicroLED vs LCOS Discussion
- 27:43 Jade Bird MicroLED Color X-Cube
- 35:07 Mojo Vision (MicroLED contact lens display)
- 49:52 Bonus: Discussion about the making of MicroLEDs
Link and Table of Contents for Part 5 of the Video
Below is the table of content for the video with time links to the start of the specific chapters:
- 00:00 Introduction – LCOS and DLP with Waveguides
- 00:36 Rokid – WaveOptic DLP (Picked up from the last video)
- 01:15 RaonTech (Korean LCOS, MicroOLED, and MicroLED)
- 02:17 MicroLED vs. LCOS Design Issues
- 03:52 MicroLED vs. MicroOLED Design Issues (and giant companies buying up MicroLED companies)
- 06:49 Innovative LCOS Optics (Digilens, Avegant, Lumus, Magic Leap)
- 14:40 Avegant (Small LCOS Engine)
- 16:14 Digilens (Waveguides – glass and plastic — with DLP and LCOS)
- 18:44 Waveguide Fron Projection (Glowing Eyes) Issue
- 21:55 VitreaLab (splitting laserbeam(s) to an array of laser beams for illumination)
- 24:02 Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) Intro and Basics
- 26:40 LaSAR Alliance (Laser Scanning for Augmented Reality)
- 29:49 Oqmented / ST Micro / Dispelix (companies in the LaSAR)
- 32:44 Microsoft Hololens and Microvision Laser Beam Scanning Discussion (related blog entry https://kguttag.com/2019/02/27/holole…)
- 34:15 Luminit and TruLife (Holographic Mirrors with Optical Power)
- 40:20 Luxexcel and Meta Materials (vision correction for waveguides)
- 44:42 Bonus: Discussion of Facebook’s renaming to Meta
Parts 4 on KGOnTech’s YouTube Channel
Below is the table of contents of the Part 4 video on KGOnTech and covers the headset companies (less Magic Leap) I visited at AWE 2022.
- 00:00 Introduction
- 00:50 Tilt-5 (briefly – see my article on Tilt-5 from AWE 2021 and SadlyItsBradleys videos on Tilt-5 for more)
- 01:22 Red 6 (100+ degree see-through helmet with a curved display device)
- 02:34 ColorLink (and Quarter Waveplates)
- 04:39 Dispelix and Avegant (Waveguides and LCOS engine)
- 08:40 Varjo / Zappar (Passthrough AR)
- 12:59 RealWear CORRECTION: I mistakenly said RealWear was a Chinese-based company. Realwear is based out of Vancouver Washington
- 15:46 Kopin (LCOS and OLED microdisplays)
- 17:53 Pancake Optics / Kopin
- 18:43 Tooz / Freeform Optics
- 22:53 Goertek / Qualcomm (Qualcomm’s reference design)
- 28:32 Microoled (OLED microdisplay maker from France)
- 31:26 Large Combiner / Campfire / Mira / iGlass
- 46:05 Birdbath / NuEyes, Lenovo / nReal
- 52:36 Ant Reality (120-degree FOV see-through glasses with dual OLED displays per eye)
- 57:45 Rokid
First 3 Videos on SadlyItsBradley
The first three videos can be found on SadlyItsBradley YouTube site with links below:
- Meet the Legendary Inventor of SPRITES and AR Displays! – Mostly about me and my history in early video games to AR technology.
- Augmenting your World is hARd – Background on why AR is so difficult to implement. This video includes my (current list) of major 22 challenges to there ever being a successful consumer AR system.
- Passthrough AR vs Optical AR – The pros and cons of passthrough (camera) vs. Optical (see through optics) AR. I also discuss Lynx AR and Pancake optics.
Video or Written Blog? – Looking for Feedback
The slide presentation video format let me cover content that would have taken many blog articles and many months to write versus a couple of weeks to generate the content, record, and edit. It seems like the best way to cover so much content on so many different companies and technologies. I would appreciate your feedback on your interest in more blog articles versus videos.
I would also like to find a good format for questions and answers (perhaps a live session on YouTube). I’m thinking it would be best to have at least some of the questions in advanced so I can have pictures and diagrams ready.
Please leave your comments below or on the YouTube video.
Lumus Maximus Vs Hololens 2: What eye relief is the Maximus designed for? HL2 was designed to solve a very difficult problem – allowing users to wear glasses underneath as was demanded by the enterprise market (at least 50% of workforce wear glasses, prescription inserts are not acceptable). Yes the result isn’t pretty, but that’s the fundamental reason why it is what it is. I have a suspicion if you increase the eye-relief to the same as HL2 to allow glasses underneath, the Maximus will not only lose FOV (as expected geometrically), but also banding artefacts will become apparent. Lumus would need to make a bigger waveguide, which means more pupil expansion, which means more light loss and potential for artefacts. Probably still better than HL2, but not much – waveguides are not the right approach.
You have a good point, and I don’t know the answer. They allow some eye relief, but I don’t know if it is enough for glasses.
I just saw Digilen’s new Argo design at CES 2023. Interestingly, the design uses optical inserts even though the waveguide supports enough eye relief for glasses.