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Avon-based Resort Technology Partners has developed the “first augmented reality iPhone app for skiers and snowboarders” in REALSKI, slated for release today in the iTunes Store. The initial app will be free and include overlays mapping five resorts, including Copper Mountain. A full version will come out later in the month with maps for most North American resorts.
As seen in the video above, the app basically turns your iPhone into a
real-time, real-view version of a foldout resort map, with graphics
identifying named runs, lifts, terrain parks, restaurants, and the
like. It looks pretty cool — someone once described augmented reality
to me as “Iron Man vision” and the next big thing — but I’ve got to
wonder if it’s worth pulling out a phone on the slopes. People are
probably best off focusing on the non-augmented reality while zipping
down the mountain.
But if you’ve just gotta have the latest and greatest, then I also recommend getting some special gloves instead of regular liners — touchscreens and winter weather don’t mix all that well.
