augmented reality helmet hdr

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I'm sure someone posted this already but I did a search and came up empty.  Anyway I found it interesting,  in a Blade Runner this might be the future sort of way:http://t.co/NN6Jn9tilz
Reply:Amazing level of detail.  Once the price comes down I am sure it will be as popular as autodarkening.  Maybe 20 years from now it will be standard.  I regularly was running high amperage spray and seeing the edges of the joint when doing a cap can be difficult.  With this setup you would be able to see several inches around the arc.
Reply:I thought there would be such a market in teaching; in the middle of the video it had the torch height, amps etc superimposed in real time in the heads up display so you can see it while welding. Maybe the torch angle also. What a great learning tool.
Reply:Well, it is a very creative and interesting application for this technology. I saw something similar that Lincoln Electric (I think) was trying to get welding schools interested in. That was more of a welding simulator than actual augmented HDR reality. The problem I see with more and more dependence on technology is just more things to break down or create their own problems that need to be solved in the welding booth or jobsite. My Miller Digital Elite is a great hood but try welding with it outside on a cold morning, say -20 F without the wind. It just won't do it. So, I fall back to the old standby: a Jackson fixed shade with a gold lens. I found out a long time ago that I prefer my reality un-augmented. Not virtualized, not simulated. I like the real thing.But that's just me. Also, it would have been a better video if they actually had a welder welding rather than someone acting like a welder making a mess of perfectly good metal.EAWS D1.1 Certified SMAW 3G Unlimited, Open Root                             FCAW-G 3G Unlimited, w/BackerCellular Tower Reinforcement Welding on the frozen tundra of the greater Mid-West
Reply:Yes I agree he was making a hash of it. I still think it would shorten the learning time to have someone say "keep the arc length at 2 mm" and have the number in your view right there while welding to make rapid adjustments. Half the battle seems to be learning what you are looking at. most people do it through trial and error. not saying it is gone to take over among professional welders or anything.