The future of household chores is an augmented reality bread maker
Designers in London are mixing the real and digital worlds together in the home to assist with everyday tasks — without needing a screen or goggles.
Swift Creatives, based in Marylebone, has built prototypes that overlay digital content on to rooms via beams of light to aid chores such as baking bread. They can even keep babies entertained.
Using overhead projectors and Xbox Kinect motion sensors, the “household AR” system “understands” objects.
The virtual breadmaker is said to help even the most amateur baker produce a good loaf by measuring ingredients and tracking the baking process.
Timers and scales are not needed, with light beams used to analyse mass and weight.
It communicates with the user via a voice assistant and visual cues beamed on to a work surface — such as rings showing how far dough must rise before it goes in the oven.
“Our work is tapping into the fundamental pleasures associated with everyday living,” he said. “It’s about creating things that are entertaining but also useful.
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