Google Tango

For this project we were using the tablet version of the Google Tango, which is essentially a tablet equipped with a camera and a depth sensor as well as some sophisticated area learning software which is capable of mapping a room volumetrically to either create a 3d representation of a room or attempt to accurately detect the devices location within the room.

For our purposes there are two major advantages to the technology: significantly more accurate motion tracking and the ability to learn environments and find its position within these environments. This becomes especially useful given that these environments can be shared across devices.