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April 20, 2021 05:52 am

Google adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Gundam mechs, and more to AR search







Google has added a bunch of popular Japanese characters to its AR feature in mobile search, which has previously featured animals, historical artifacts, and dinosaurs. The list of characters is taken from Japanese pop culture including anime, TV, and video games, with names like Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, mechs from Evangelion and Gundam, and more. The feature works on Google search on Android and the iOS Google app.


When you enter the characters’ names, you’ll see an option to “see in your space” below the main search result, and that’ll let you drop a 3D model into your camera view. The models can appear at various degrees of scale, with an option to render at life size, though I’m not sure quite how accurate those measurements are. I was...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/20/22393349/google-ar-search-anime-video-game-japanese-characters

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