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My first thoughts on other realities

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Augmented, Virtual or any other realities always have been amazing people since ages. Even before the concept of Internet and connected devices, ideas which revolved around using techniques to bring images and videos into 3D and higher dimensions were thought of. some of those ideas i came across and would like to share here.. Augmented reality - Wikipedia the first instance of a movie showcasing augmented reality or bringing videos to life out of an image was in 1967 tamil movie pattanathil bootham.. not kidding though.. Pattanathil Bhootham - Wikipedia this movie is about a Genie in a Jar and what magics he shows to the two people who accidentally opened the jar and left the genie out. of all the magics this one did remind me about Augmented Reality. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEm9XsT8YG8 i got reminded of the Augmented Reality concept the moment i saw this video.. also it caught me thinking whether was this the idea on which people started building a technology i

My Quora Replies

Just a few summary of Quora answers that i have written.. the questions are not mine but the answers i wrote are summarized here: Why does Indian cinema (or Bollywood) in general still struggle with film editing (unnecessary length, mandatory stupid songs even in serious movies)? My answer:  lot of people are dependent on movies and we cannot make them go unemployed. Unlike foreign countries we cannot let people go from work just like that… songs, lyrics, music, dance, fights alone comprise close to 500 -600 people average per movie.. and since movies are anyway making money (which is why they make movies with songs and fights).. there is no reason as to why 600 people should be left jobless just because they do dance and fight or write songs for a living.. movies without songs and dance and fights are also done but those are not famous anyway.. What is the reason for monopoly of "Bookmyshow" for booking cinema tickets in India? My answer:  In India nobody