{"id":13355,"date":"2020-08-27T08:08:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/?p=13355"},"modified":"2020-08-27T08:12:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:12:58","slug":"put-semi-horrifying-ancient-creatures-in-your-room-through-google-ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/27\/put-semi-horrifying-ancient-creatures-in-your-room-through-google-ar\/","title":{"rendered":"Put semi-horrifying ancient creatures in your room through Google AR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;<em>I know it&#8217;s not the &#8216;woke&#8217; thing to say, but I hope the world is enslaved by an ancient soulless sentience.&#8221; \u2014 my Lovecraft-loving weirdo friend<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heh\u2014they&#8217;re not all creepy, to be sure, but come <a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/project\/ar\">browse fun stuff on Google Arts &amp; Culture<\/a>, view the models in 3D, and if you&#8217;re on your phone, place them in your space via AR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gato-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gato-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gato-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gato-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/gato.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>DesignTaxi <a href=\"https:\/\/designtaxi.com\/news\/411247\/Google-s-Camera-Tool-Lets-You-See-Ancient-Creatures-Right-In-Your-Living-Space\/?utm_source=DT_Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=DT_Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=DT_Newsletter_26082020&amp;utm_term=DT_Newsletter_26082020&amp;utm_content=DT_Newsletter_26082020\">writes<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Some of the creatures&nbsp;include the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/asset\/HwHAh659CiUWEA?utm_source=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_medium=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_term=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_content=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_campaign=DesignTAXI\" target=\"_blank\">Aegirocassis<\/a>, a sea creature that existed 480 million years ago; a creepy-looking&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/outreach-initiatives\/arts-culture\/invite-ancient-creatures-your-living-room-ar\/?utm_source=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_medium=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_term=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_content=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_campaign=DesignTAXI\" target=\"_blank\">ancient crustacean<\/a>; and a digital remodel of the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/asset\/GAG_J9wcz31GXw?utm_source=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_medium=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_term=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_content=DesignTAXI&amp;utm_campaign=DesignTAXI\" target=\"_blank\">whale skeleton<\/a>, which is currently in view in the National History Museum\u2019s Hintze Hall.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" src=\"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancients-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancients-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancients-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancients-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancients.jpg 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exceedingly tangentially: who doesn&#8217;t love a good coelacanth reference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VW Commercial - Jetta - Spare Tire\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MunowVfXOuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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