Can you imagine having a tiger in your house as a quarantine companion? Do you want to have a photo of your little one feeding a horse in your living room? No, we have not lost our minds because of confinement: we are talking about Google's augmented reality, which offers an alternative to have an entertaining time thanks to its 3D animals.
It was a year ago when Google announced that it would launch the new augmented reality (AR) functionality and it is now that the free time from this isolation caused by the coronavirus is making this technology fashionable.
How to activate augmented reality
To enjoy this Google function, which is being a success in thousands of homes, you only need your mobile phone's camera. It works for both Android and iOS, but your phone must support ARCore, which is Google's augmented reality engine. And what's the best way to know? Well, trying it, let's get to it!
You must follow the following steps:
1- The first thing is to open Google on your smartphone.
2- In the search engine we put the name of an animal (be careful, we recommend going simple and not trying with very elaborate animals). We tell you that some of the animals that we can find are the lion, the tiger, the shark, the hedgehog, the goat, the wolf, the emperor penguin, the leopard, the dog, the cat, the bear, the snake, the horse, the pony, the eagle, the turtle, the crocodile (we must use alligator) or the octopus, for example. Another trick: if the name of that animal can be something else, for example, a place, we will have to put “animal” next to it, this happens for example with tiger and lion.
3- Once the name has been written, we look for the option that says “View in 3D” and click on it. If your mobile phone is compatible, the option “view in your space” will appear and you have to click on it. If it does not appear, the phone is not compatible.
4- After accessing that option, you will have to give permission for Google to access your camera and your mobile storage.
5- After this, the mobile camera will open and a message will tell us that we must first point it at the ground and then move it so that the system can recognize the space and insert the graphic.
6- There is the 3D animal in our house! We can take photos, record or screenshot. Young and old alike will be amazed!
Surely you can take fun photos to send to family and have a fun time. Plus, the little ones' faces when they see it will be quite a sensation. It is clear that we should not abuse technology and that is a reality that we are facing by spending so much time at home, but we can use them and screens as another resource during this confinement, always taking into account the age of the child and the time of exposure.
You can see some examples below:
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