Magic Leap

First Person Augmented Reality
ARt of Magic
Lim Kang Hong
Gyula Kimpan
Jane Wang
Chia Lye Peng

Scope of Presentation
• Types of Virtual Technology
• Why Magic Leap
• Various Applications and Market Segments
• Value Network
• Scope of Activities
• Methods of Strategic Control
• Conclusion
Gaming Entertainment Education Commerce

Types of Virtual Technology
Image from www.magicleap.com

Technology Definition
• Virtual Reality (VR) :
Replaces the real world
with a simulated/digital
world experience
• Augmented Reality (AR):
Real world experience
enhanced with digital
overlays (text, audio,
graphics, 3D objects etc)

Evolution of AR Technology
And soon…first person experience
Data 3D objects
Games

Who is in the game?
http://www.fastcompany.com/3052209/tech-forecast/vr-and-augmented-reality-will-soon-be-worth-150-billion-here-are-the-major-pla#6

By 2020, AR hardware is biggest revenue generator
http://www.fastcompany.com/3052209/tech-forecast/vr-and-augmented-reality-will-soon-be-worth-150-billion-here-are-the-major-pla#6

AR Hardware - Wearable Smart Glass
A wearable computer
• adds visual information to wearer
• overlays augmented reality with digital images
• allows wearer to see through it

Wearable Smart Glass
• Not natural to eyes
– L & R eye see different
superimposed images
– Near 3D effect
– Causes headache/nausea
• Limited field of view
– In front of eyes only
• Not interactive
Issues
• Natural to eyes
– Correct focus within
virtual scene
– ‘Reality’ resolution
– No headache/nausea
• Wider field of view
• Richer interactive
experiences
What’s needed
http://www.zappar.com/blog/google-glass-magic-leap-and-the-ideal-ar-wearable-display/

Who is Magic Leap?
www.magicleap.com

https://engtechmag.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/magic-leaps-tech-vision-explained-as-google-invests-542-million-an-annotated-infographic/
How Technology Works
“Reverse engineer" what we see in real life and make it virtual

Why Magic Leap?
Magic Leap elephant video

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3041174/48-crazy-ui-ideas-coming-from-the-500-million-stealth-startup-magic-leap
Patents filed by Magic Leap
Cloud is KEY
- System detects
user’s location
- It constantly
adjusts
- Virtual content
fits and interacts
with user’s
environment

A haptic glove
• Provides vibration feedback
• Gives touch sensation to
physical objects in mid-air
A screen is always
at your fingertips

Hand gestures
• Pull up menus
• Issue commands
Magic Leap can remap
a keyboard on the fly

http://www.cnet.com/news/magic-leap-what-we-know-so-far/
Magic Leap’s Value Proposition
• Neurological effects as real-life
objects
• Different depths of focus
Provides Cinematic
Reality
• 3D objects interact with real world
• Eye tracking capabilities
• Natural hand gestures input
Enables Real-time
Interaction
• Device worn all day (non nausea)
• Interactive augmented experiences
Promotes Social
Interaction

Main Competitors in AR Market
• Smart Phones and Tablets
– Basic AR game experience
• Microsoft Hololens
– Key differences : Focuses on
hologram features
– Limitations: narrow FOV in front of your eyes
• Technology Illusion CastAR
– Key differences : Able to project both in
Augmented Reality form and
Virtual Reality form.
– Limitations: User input is via a wand
instead of hand gestures

Comparison against Competitors
Magic Leap
Glasses
Microsoft
Hololens
Technology
Illusion CastAR
3D images Interaction –
real world and eye
contact
Tracks head and body
motion only
motion only
Effects as real life
objects
Focus on hologram
images with high
resolution
Focus on hologram
images with high
resolution
Eye tracking Capability Tracks head and body
motion only
motion only
Virtual objects have
different levels of focus
Limited FOV and focus Limited FOV and focus
Natural hand gestures
input
Only accepts input via a
tethered wand
Natural virtual
experience
Not stated
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ar-vr-technology-discussion,3811-9.html

Magic Leap’s Value Proposition
14 Oct 2015 video from Magic Leap with no special effects – robot under table and solar system

Various Applications
and
Market Segments

Technology Adoption – Key Application
Segments
Including Gaming
Augmented Reality--Technology Penetration and Road-mapping (Technical Insights) – Frost & Sullivan

Gaming

Types of platforms in Gaming
1980s 2007 Fall of 2015 onwards

Current state of AR Gaming
• Mainly uses smart
phone/tablet camera to
capture real world scenes
but just as a form of
backdrop
• Lack of realistic integration
between the game graphics
and the real world
• Lack of interaction between
the player, game and real
world surroundings
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ar-games-is-this-the-future-of-gaming/

Value Proposition for
Magic Leap in AR Gaming
• Creates a new dimension to games
A truly immersive first
person action game

• Allows gamers to interact with their physical surroundings in
real time
Play it
anywhere anytime

• Promotes physical social interaction and networking through
multiplayer network games at a coordinated environment.
Let’s celebrate with a
drink after the game
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/10/pokemon-go-app-real-world/

Magic Leap video – A Day in the office

Target Market for AR Gaming
Hard Core Power
Gamers
(11%)
Age: 15 – 40,
Gender: 95% M, 5% F
Platforms: PC, Xbox,
PS, Wii, Smart phone,
Tablet
Demographics:
Teenage kid, Young
Professionals, dads
Plays everything, all
the time
Social, Leisure
Gamers
(27%)
Age: 8 - 50,
Gender: 50% M, 50% F
Platform: PC, Xbox, PS,
Wii, Smart phone,
Tablet
Demographics: All
walks of life
Will try anything but
sticks to what is easy to
learn or has large
community & support
Dormant, Incidental,
Occasional Gamers
(62%)
Age: All ages,
Gender: 30% M, 70% F
Dormant, Incidental,
Occasional Gamers
Platform: Smart Phone,
Tablet
Mainly social network
gaming
Target Market
http://www.consulgamer.com/features/video-game-market-segmentation-data/2142/

Entertainment

Current state
•Simple apps for smartphones using picture
from camera to overlay simple content.
https://informationstrategyrsm.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/snapchat.png
http://www.circuitstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Augmented-Reality.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZdS0mfoKo0/T4b-sh8zsrI/AAAAAAAAAV4/pnijo6UI9eM/s1600/augmented-reality-4.jpg
http://www.tccommunications.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Snapchat.png

Customer Value Proposition - Entertainment
Customer Value
Proposition - General
Customer Value
Proposition- Consumers
3D images Interaction – real
world and eye contact
Virtual objects have different
levels of focus
Natural virtual experience
Immersive cinema
experience
Effects as real life objects Theatre performance on a
coffee table
Eye tracking capability Turn room into interactive
museum/gallery
Natural hand gestures input Interactive content to
magazines, TV shows and ads.

Customer selection for entertainment
Target first
customers
18 – 30 aged
male technology
enthusiasts
Families with
children under
18 years
Mainstream
customers
http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/asrh/2014/index.html

Magic Leap and Entertainment

Education

Digital
Whiteboard
AR Book Magic Leap
Value
Proposition
• Creates learning
experience with
students’
imagination
• Creates 3D
learning
experience with
augments
specific to each
book
• Creates new 3D
learning
experiences that are
too complex, costly or
dangerous in real life
Classroom
experience
• One
dimensional
• Mix usage of
videos, images,
graphs, texts
• Fixed to wall
• View augments
relevant to books
• Videos, images &
graphs
• In or out of
classroom
• Tracks presence
• Interactivity
• Provides additional
context
• Anywhere
Comparison - Other Digital Tools

Bacca, J., Baldiris, S., Fabregat, R., Graf, S., & Kinshuk. (2014). Augmented Reality Trends in Education: A Systematic Review of Research and
Applications. Educational Technology & Society, 17 (4), 133–149.
Customer Selection
Science,
Humanities
& Arts
Early
Childhood
Vocational
Training
Special
Needs

Commerce

Current Players in This Market
Goldrun

Magic Leap and Commerce
Place your goods any
where, with customization!

Magic Leap and Commerce
Description
Menu
Avertisement
Reviews Etc.

Customer Value Proposition - Commerce
Customer Value
Proposition - General
Customer Value
Proposition- Retailers
Customer Value
Proposition- Consumers
3D images Interaction – real
world and eye contact
Virtual objects have different
levels of focus
Natural virtual experience
Better Consumer experience Better Shopping experience
Effects as real life objects Better Sales & Promotion,
Branding
Better Decision Making
Eye tracking Capability Identify Consumers’ choices
- Data
Easy goods identification
Natural hand gestures input Easy Consumer adaption Easy control

Customer Selection
Companies
• Advertising
• Branding
• Selling
Consumers
▪ Tech Savvy
▪ Curious
▪ Want exciting
shopping
experience
Market
Research
Companies
• Consumer Data
Advertising
Firms
• Partnership for
Commercial
Design

Third Party App
Developers and
Content Providers
Content Providers
E.g. Marvel, Disney,
Movie Company
Tools and
Middleware
Providers
Value Network for Magic Leap
Consumers
Hardware
Manufacturing
Distribution Channels
i.e. Retailers, Dealers
Assembly Firm
Mobile
Internet
Service
Provider

Scope of Activities for Magic Leap
Internal R&D
Hardware
and
Architectural
Design
OS and
Software
Development
Marketing,
Publishing
and Sales

Method of Value Capture
Main Source of Revenue
• Hardware sales
• Software content & application through app store
• Software Development Kits
• Licensing
• Non Recurring Engineering services, e.g. app integration
• Pay to upgrade
For Commerce Sector
• Commission from retailers
• Advertising for retailers
• Subscription from users
• Fee for service (effects for advertising firm and retailers)s
Other Possibilities
• Data
• Key components sales

Methods of Strategic Control
Intellectual Property
Network Effects
Economies of Scale
Establish Standards

Strategic Control - IP Protection
• Overlapping patents and combination of patents and
trademark
• Protects the key enabling technology from copying.
120 patents filed
Protection on Operating System and
in house developed software apps
Slogans, Logo and branding
Industrial Design

Strategic Control - Network Effect
• Provide games with good contents/story line, good
graphics and with key differentiation to other games
in the market.
• Network Effect through networking and social games
• Make use of the existing user base of investor
Google’s platforms.
Number of
Users
Drive
Depend
Quality of
the Game
Application
Quantity of
the Game
Application

Strategic Control - Economies of Scale
Higher Market Share
Economies of Scale
Network
Effects
Economies
of Scale
Lower
Cost
Higher
Profit
Margin
Continuous
R&D
Improved
Products
Higher
Market
Share

* http://bgr.com/2015/10/21/magic-leap-demo-video-augmented-reality/
• Manufacturing millions of devicesControl Install Base
• 120 patents filed
• Hiring top talents in diverse
fields
Ability To Innovate
• Buzz around first person AR
First Mover
Advantage
IP Rights
Strategic Control – Establishing Standard

* http://bgr.com/2015/10/21/magic-leap-demo-video-augmented-reality/
• Old Motorola factory to develop
manufacturing processes
Manufacturing
Ability
• Create content, develop hardware,
platform & delivery services
Complementary
products
• Google investments provide credibility
• Highly regarded talents recruited
Brand Name &
Reputation
Strategic Control – Establishing Standard

Conclusion

Vertical Integration of Value
Chain
Methods of Strategic Control
Establishing a Standard
Game-changing Innovation
Magic Leap - Potential to Dominate AR

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