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Unity launches Walmart SDK to "seamlessly integrate products" into games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

With RickyRigatoni's idea, it wouldn't be a videogame. It would be a separate program you launch specifically to order things online. It just happens to use a game engine for its implementation, because game engines are the most advanced simulation tool humanity has developed...

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I could see it for some things. It would be great for browsing 3D print models or furniture—items where the shape/size matter a lot.

    Like, an IKEA app that uses AR passthrough to show furniture options in your space? That'd be really cool, if it could be trusted not to spy on you.

    Or an interior design app, that gave you a variety of options it pulls from a variety of sources, and you could add items to your cart right from the app?

    For 3D prints, it would be great to have a virtual storefront of models to see, pick up, rotate, etc. 3D print .STL files are shockingly large (often 100MB+ for a single model), so idk if it's realistic, but it would be a great use case if it was feasible. (My current special interest is showing...)

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