'Spatial Vacuuming' Makes Home Cleaning Engaging and Rewarding
Colin Smith — January 25, 2024 — Art & Design
'Spatial Vacuuming' is a new mixed reality app from a solo developer designed to gamify home cleaning. The application uses the external cameras on an XR headset to scan the user's home floor layout then overlays a sheet of color on the floor. Once the user starts vacuuming, the color will disappear as the vacuum passes over it. This enables the player to clean their home in a fun and engaging way, as they must remove the entire sheet of color, meaning they must vacuum their whole floor, to clear the game.
The application is barebones in its current state, offering only this one feature that colors the floor, serving more effectively as a proof-of-concept than a full-blown gamified cleaning application. However, even being just the essentials, Spatial Vacuuming is an excellent way of making home cleaning more engaging and visually rewarding.
Image Credit: Daniel Beauchamp
The application is barebones in its current state, offering only this one feature that colors the floor, serving more effectively as a proof-of-concept than a full-blown gamified cleaning application. However, even being just the essentials, Spatial Vacuuming is an excellent way of making home cleaning more engaging and visually rewarding.
Image Credit: Daniel Beauchamp
Trend Themes
1. Gamified Home Cleaning - By gamifying the cleaning process, users are more motivated to clean their homes thoroughly and consistently.
2. Mixed Reality Apps - The combination of virtual reality and augmented reality in apps like Spatial Vacuuming opens up new possibilities for interactive and immersive experiences.
3. XR Headset Integration - Integrating external cameras on XR headsets enables the app to overlay visual elements onto the real world, creating a seamless and interactive user experience.
Industry Implications
1. Home Cleaning - By leveraging gamification and technology, the home cleaning industry can create innovative products and services that make cleaning more enjoyable for users.
2. Software Development - Developers can explore new opportunities in developing mixed reality apps that enhance everyday activities, such as cleaning, to provide engaging and immersive experiences for users.
3. Virtual Reality Hardware - The integration of XR headsets with external cameras presents an opportunity for virtual reality hardware manufacturers to create more advanced and feature-rich devices.
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