Google Developing ‘Innovative AR’ OS To Explore The Metaverse With
Google’s existing device, the Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Image via Google
By now, it’s no secret that the metaverse is well on its way. Once a small market, it now seems that virtual-reality and augmented-reality headsets are becoming the next new hot products that multiple tech companies, including Meta and Apple, are vying to be the best at.
We all need some tools to step into the new world with, after all.
If only Google Glass had the power of foresight. Perhaps a little too early for its time, the company’s “small, lightweight wearable computer” didn’t really catch on the way its inventors might’ve envisioned, and instead resides in the Museum of Failure.
Fall seven times, stand up eight. Now with a much more suitable technological landscape, it appears that the tech company is back on its Glass game. And to do this, it’s hiring.
Several new job openings detail the company’s search for team members to develop the new Augmented Reality OS for its “innovative AR device.” Spotted by 9To5Google, these job openings largely refer to the Google AR team, which has been tasked with “building the foundations for great immersive computing and prototyping helpful, delightful user experiences.”
Additionally, Mark Lucovsky, who previously worked as general manager for Operating Systems at Oculus, Meta, announced in a LinkedIn post that he was now in a leadership role for the “Operating System team for Augmented Reality at Google.”
A listing for a Senior Software Developer states that the goal the team is reaching for includes “building the software components that control and manage the hardware on our Augmented Reality (AR) products.”
“These are the software components that run on the AR devices and are the closest to the hardware,” the company states. “As Google adds products to the AR portfolio, the OS Foundations team is the very first software team to work with new hardware.”
Some responsibilities for this particular position include “lead the designing and building of software for embedded processors within next generation immersive computing products,” and “work closely with other teams on solving cross-functional problems to create compelling AR experiences on highly-customized hardware platforms.”
Various other roles include a Senior Software Engineer and Senior Software Developer Tech Lead.
Although Google itself hasn’t made any public announcements about its new device (devices?) yet, it has been speculated by TechRadar that it may make some information available at next year’s Google I/O developer conference.
[via TechRadar, cover image via Google]
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