If Intel’s RealSense 3D camera is as good as is purported, the computing giant is already poising itself to conquer the digital 3D world. Its new depth-sensing camera is already integrated into a number of tablets, notebooks, laptops, and HP’s Sprout, as well as XYZprinting’s handheld 3D scanner. More importantly for the future of 3D is its incorporation into Google’s Project Tango, which could become the first smartphone with built-in 3D vision.
Consumers are still making their way into this 3D ecosystem, but when capturing the world in 3D becomes mainstream, they’ll need a place to share 3D photos and videos. And, today’s news from Sketchfab and Intel cements my certainty that Sketchfab’s 3D model community will be that place. In a blogpost published today, Sketchfab has announced that Intel has incorporated the 3D community’s API into the RealSense Software Development Kit (SDK). This means that any user of the now eleven or sodevices incorporating Intel RealSense will be able to upload their 3D models even more easily to Sketchfab.
Mark Yahiro, Managing Director of New Business Perceptual Computing at Intel, said of the partnership, “We believe we are on the cusp of a digital revolution with the ability to scan real people, objects and places, and integrate them into our digital worlds. By making Sketchfab’s API available as part of the Intel RealSense SDK, developers can easily integrate any scanned object into their application and share it on their favorite social platforms like Facebook, as well as other digital spaces such as blogs and websites.”