Google’s new AR tool helps visualize social distancing guidelines

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Google released a new experimental tool this week called Sodar that lets users visualize social distancing guidelines by placing a 2-meter radius augmented reality ring around themselves.
In order to use Sodar, you will need to visit a website on Chrome from an Android device.
Once you’ve agreed to all of the permission prompts, Sodar will ask you to point your device’s camera at the ground and will create an AR ring around you that will follow you wherever you go.

Health experts and governments are hopeful that a safe and effective vaccine for the novel coronavirus will be ready to innoculate the masses in the coming months, but in the meantime, it’s up to all of us to keep ourselves safe as best we can. One of the many ways that we can protect ourselves is by following the social distancing guidelines from the CDC, which include avoiding gathering in groups and staying at least six feet from one another.

Staying away from large gatherings is relatively easy to accomplish, but living in New York City, I can assure you that keeping six feet of distance between myself and anyone else is virtually impossible from the moment I step outside of my apartment. It’s also hard to judge exactly how far six feet really is, which is why I’m so intrigued to try out a brand new tool from Google that uses augmented reality to help you visualize that distance at all times.

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