Circumventing social distancing constraints in the arts and culture sector

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"Remote temperature checking could be a great help for governments. Offering this technology via a wearable makes it even more convenient," Rokid Vice President Xiang Wenjie told Reuters.



Sodar is a useful AR tool for enforcing social distancing botim database measures. A 2-meter radius around the user is drawn on the smartphone camera screen. A “health safety circle” is formed around the user and an alert is sent to them when someone crosses the boundary.

Developed as part of the “Experiments with Google” project, Sodar is a tool available via a dedicated site and accessible only from an Android device via Chrome.




Shaken by the lockdown , dating apps are thinking about integrating augmented reality into their services : " In the years to come, we will be able to walk with our 'date' virtually, thanks to augmented reality, in the place of our dreams " , explains Didier Rappaport, CEO of Happn .

A dating service based on augmented reality has already existed since January 2020. Octi is a social network that allows you to detect the profiles of members registered in the vicinity via the phone's camera. Once the invitation has been accepted by the latter, the Octi user can see them surrounded by a "floating belt" of virtual elements representing their favorite songs, videos and Instagram feed.


To replace its tour originally scheduled for May 2020, the Real Estate group has created Quarantour, an AR concert experience . The principle? An augmented reality web app that offers a pre-recorded performance by the group. Fans attend via a web page on their iOS or Android device, and can place the concert stage in 3D on the surface of their choice. The augmented reality application was developed by the CALLEN agency.