{"id":4214,"date":"2020-12-15T01:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T01:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/this-working-marauders-map-built-using-ar-and-gps-brings-magic-to-our-world\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T01:02:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T01:02:19","slug":"this-working-marauders-map-built-using-ar-and-gps-brings-magic-to-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/this-working-marauders-map-built-using-ar-and-gps-brings-magic-to-our-world\/","title":{"rendered":"This Working Marauder&#8217;s Map Built Using AR and GPS Brings Magic to Our World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&#038;sa=t&#038;url=https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-working-marauders-map-built-using-ar-and-gps-bring-1845874347&#038;ct=ga&#038;cd=CAIyHGQzYWQwNmI0YTFiYjA3MmU6Y28udWs6ZW46R0I&#038;usg=AFQjCNGsQh6YrEoP9Ew9LzqCctKWgmr5IA\">This Working Marauder&#8217;s Map Built Using AR and GPS Brings Magic to Our World<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 dhDQnh align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"ba8amnh08zwm8t1trlml\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ba8amnh08zwm8t1trlml\" data-format=\"gif\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"true\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 kpwLVh img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"false\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/span><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 cDQMld caption\">Lucas Rizzotto\u2019s AR Marauder\u2019s Map infused with GPS.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 cqfyTB below-caption\">Gif<!-- -->: <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A3v6dLlylU8&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A3v6dLlylU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lucas Rizzotto<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"ba8amnh08zwm8t1trlml\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/ba8amnh08zwm8t1trlml\" data-format=\"gif\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"true\" class=\"js_recommend\"><\/span><\/figure>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Many of the things we see on TV  or movies can often only be explained with the word \u201c<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/10-fantasy-tropes-that-are-quite-magical-and-5-that-de-1845667580&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/10-fantasy-tropes-that-are-quite-magical-and-5-that-de-1845667580\">magic<\/a><\/span>\u201d (or, your know, visual effects.) What would it be like if the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/magical-smart-home-upgrade-lets-muggles-control-their-h-1833941228&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/magical-smart-home-upgrade-lets-muggles-control-their-h-1833941228\">magical inventions<\/a><\/span> we see on our screens existed in real life? Now, <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A3v6dLlylU8&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A3v6dLlylU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at least one does<\/a><\/span>, and you apparently don\u2019t have to be a wizard in order to use it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-4 fQqUFt\">\n<div id=\"swappable-mobile-ad-container\" class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic swappable-mobile-ad-container js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 uBHOx ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Virtual and augmented reality artist <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-artist-filmed-his-life-with-snapchat-spectacles-fo-1844350795&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/this-artist-filmed-his-life-with-snapchat-spectacles-fo-1844350795\">Lucas Rizzotto<\/a><\/span> recently debuted a video made with his latest invention: a working Marauder\u2019s map built using augmented reality, GPS technology, and image tracking. In case you need a refresher, the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/the-9-most-wtf-moments-in-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-1784685746&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/the-9-most-wtf-moments-in-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-1784685746\">Marauder\u2019s Map<\/a><\/span> is a magical document that appears in the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/she-still-gets-your-money-1845108332&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/she-still-gets-your-money-1845108332\"><em>Harry Potter <\/em>books<\/a><\/span> and movies. It allows the owner to visualize all of Hogwarts, the wizarding school in the universe, and locate every person in its corridors and grounds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-1rh3ayr-6 jfFNjl inset--story branded-item branded-item--gizmodo\" data-commerce-source=\"inset\"><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1rh3ayr-2 ihdhCm inset--story__thumb js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Permalink page click&quot;,&quot;Permalink page click - inset photo&quot;]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/10-fantasy-tropes-that-are-quite-magical-and-5-that-de-1845667580\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1rh3ayr-1 gpIBWM js_lazy-image\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Illustration for article titled This Working Marauders Map Built Using AR and GPS Brings Magic to Our World\" 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aria-label=\"Gizmodo avatar\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path fill=\"#18AFED\" d=\"M0 0h64v64H0z\" \/><path fill=\"#FFF\" d=\"M16.67 46.94A22.04 22.04 0 0 1 11 32.43C11 16.09 24.58 10 33.15 10c8.41 0 14.6 4.13 14.85 4.3a4.22 4.22 0 0 1-1.48 7.58 4.1 4.1 0 0 1-3.1-.61c-.11-.07-4.5-2.9-10.27-2.9-5.37 0-12.77 3.54-12.77 14.06 0 5.98 4.45 13.04 12.6 13.04 4.6 0 7.83-1.23 9.7-2.42v-6.22h-6.36a4.16 4.16 0 0 1-4.13-4.18 4.16 4.16 0 0 1 4.13-4.19h10.5A4.2 4.2 0 0 1 51 32.64V45.1c0 1.13-.5 2.21-1.3 3-2.79 2.73-8.87 5.9-16.88 5.9a21.4 21.4 0 0 1-16.16-7.06z\" \/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/aside>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The creation is part of Rizzotto\u2019s YouTube series called <em>Lucas Builds the Future<\/em>, which features him building \u201csomething crazy,\u201d from a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHyNYfFfXlg&amp;feature=emb_logo&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aHyNYfFfXlg&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">virtual reality time machine<\/a><\/span> to an <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=713T4x89kMk&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=713T4x89kMk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">augmented reality portal<\/a><\/span> to see his best friend, every episode. Rizzotto\u2019s videos and inventions are community-funded through fan donations on <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/user?u=711561&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/user?u=711561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patreon<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Through his videos, we\u2019ve learned that when Rizzotto takes on a new project, he likes to go all out. (The man once decided to film his life for a year wearing Snapchat Spectacles 3 in order to build a VR time machine). With this in mind, it was no surprise when Rizzotto said that he had rented out a castle on Airbnb to build his Marauder\u2019s Map and film his new video. He called the castle, \u201cTiny Hogwarts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-20 kRZHFG connatix-container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-19 fIUNXF\">\n<div class=\"sc-1to1lfh-1 kzUztX js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/morningsave.com\/deals\/secura-1-8-quart-cool-touch-precise-temperature-electric-water-kettle-1?affiliate=5e9630cd2c61980cb0a26c4e\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1to1lfh-15 iwhQQG\">G\/O Media may get a commission<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">To build the map, Rizzotto had to do three things: figure out how to track and feature the people at the castle on the map, draw a visually appealing and accurate map of said castle, and figure out how to make the map \u201cmagically\u201d appear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">For the first part, he decided to create an app that sends a person\u2019s GPS coordinates to a server every second. This generated a series of pink dots representing the peoples\u2019 locations, which he replaced with name ribbons similar to the ones that appear in the original Marauder\u2019s Map. Since the movie map was also famous for showing the small disappearing footsteps of the people walking around in the castle, Rizzotto wrote a script that tracks the direction that someone is moving in and creates footprints behind them.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Of course, footsteps don\u2019t tell you much without an accurate blueprint of the lay of the land. Rizzotto proceeded to fly a drone over the castle to help him draw his Marauder\u2019s Map, but upon realizing that he \u201ccan\u2019t draw for shit,\u201d he decided to design it in Photoshop. Step two, check.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The final task needed to make his Marauder\u2019s Map consisted of combining two technologies: augmented reality and image tracking. AR allows creators to add digital objects that appear to exist in the real world. For Rizzotto\u2019s map, he would essentially overlay the image on his map, made of a real piece of parchment. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Rizzotto says he ran into challenges with the AR because he wanted to use black lines on his map to ensure it looked as realistic as possible. But using blank ink meant that he wouldn\u2019t be able to use an AR headset. These devices have transparent displays and are therefore incapable of creating the color black using light. This meant that he would have to use his phone, which has a black screen and is another way to view AR, for the map. (Check out <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/brighten-up-your-pandemic-life-with-one-of-google-searc-1845871423&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/brighten-up-your-pandemic-life-with-one-of-google-searc-1845871423\">Google search\u2019s AR animals<\/a><\/span> for an example of what AR with your phone looks like.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Image tracking was also an important final piece of the puzzle. This would allow him to build his AR experience on top of printed images. Per Rizzotto, image tracking works best when there are images with a lot of visual contrasts and details, which is easier for the computer to detect. So, a blank piece of parchment wouldn\u2019t do, which meant it was time to take out Photoshop again and add some design flourishes.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">For the finishing touch, Rizzotto created an ink dissolve shader to make the map appear and disappear and added voice commands so that the map would only appear if he said the words, \u201cI solemnly swear I\u2019m up to no good.\u201d When he tested out the map in the video, the experience was truly almost like watching a movie. There\u2019s Rizzotto inside the castle, and two little ribbons moving around on the map. These are Rizzotto\u2019s friends, whom he invited over to the castle to test out his new creation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"sc-1rh3ayr-6 jfFNjl inset--story branded-item branded-item--gizmodo\" data-commerce-source=\"inset\"><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1rh3ayr-2 ihdhCm inset--story__thumb js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Permalink page click&quot;,&quot;Permalink page click - inset photo&quot;]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/these-laser-tag-wands-deliver-some-hogwarts-fun-without-1829149468\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ynl58c-0 kuYOrG\"><svg width=\"64\" height=\"64\" aria-label=\"Gizmodo avatar\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path fill=\"#18AFED\" d=\"M0 0h64v64H0z\" \/><path fill=\"#FFF\" d=\"M16.67 46.94A22.04 22.04 0 0 1 11 32.43C11 16.09 24.58 10 33.15 10c8.41 0 14.6 4.13 14.85 4.3a4.22 4.22 0 0 1-1.48 7.58 4.1 4.1 0 0 1-3.1-.61c-.11-.07-4.5-2.9-10.27-2.9-5.37 0-12.77 3.54-12.77 14.06 0 5.98 4.45 13.04 12.6 13.04 4.6 0 7.83-1.23 9.7-2.42v-6.22h-6.36a4.16 4.16 0 0 1-4.13-4.18 4.16 4.16 0 0 1 4.13-4.19h10.5A4.2 4.2 0 0 1 51 32.64V45.1c0 1.13-.5 2.21-1.3 3-2.79 2.73-8.87 5.9-16.88 5.9a21.4 21.4 0 0 1-16.16-7.06z\" \/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/aside>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Asked why he decided to create a Marauder\u2019s Map, Rizzotto cited science fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke, one of the co-writers of <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/how-adam-savage-made-an-amazingly-lifelike-but-equally-1829361271&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/how-adam-savage-made-an-amazingly-lifelike-but-equally-1829361271\"><em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>, <\/em>who once said: \u201cAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.\u201d Rizzotto explained that he wanted to create a living example of this by bringing something to life that we understood as \u201cmagical and impossible to create.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cIf you took the technology we have today back to the 1700s, people would simply have no idea how any of it works\u2014much less how any of it is even possible,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019d look at it as magic, even though to us it\u2019s just a normal part of day to day life. The same reasoning can be applied to us today. Bring back technology from 100 years into the future and we would [also] perceive it in the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><em>(Editor\u2019s note: Gizmodo does not support J.K. Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter franchise in which the Marauder\u2019s Map appears, or her <\/em><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/how-much-of-j-k-rowlings-transphobia-will-be-too-much-1843952716&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/how-much-of-j-k-rowlings-transphobia-will-be-too-much-1843952716\"><em>transphobic<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>&nbsp;<\/em><span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/this-is-some-meaningless-bullshit-warner-bros-1843995923&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/this-is-some-meaningless-bullshit-warner-bros-1843995923\"><em>views<\/em><\/a><\/span><em>. This blog aims to showcase unaffiliated fan work.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Rizzotto said via  Twitter direct messages that his Marauder\u2019s Map was totally independent of J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros., adding that he believed neither party knew about it. When asked whether he was concerned about the controversy surrounding Rowling when creating an invention from the <em>Harry Potter <\/em>universe, Rizzotto said he wasn\u2019t too worried. <\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">\u201cI  have been planning on doing this for almost a year,\u201d he told Gizmodo.  \u201cHer work is a relevant piece of pop culture that we can still use &#8230; as  a platform to explore ideas and educate people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">In the end, it\u2019s clear that even if magic doesn\u2019t exist in our world, it can still inspire us to dream up inventions beyond our reach today and use science and technology to make them a reality. Who knows, maybe the next great invention will allow us to instantly travel from one place to another\u2014another thing that\u2019s possible in the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kVnoAv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/ok-but-why-did-wizards-used-to-shit-themselves-1831499220&quot;,]]\" href=\"https:\/\/io9.gizmodo.com\/ok-but-why-did-wizards-used-to-shit-themselves-1831499220\"><em>Harry Potter <\/em>universe<\/a><\/span> \u2014once we can travel normally, that is.<\/p>\n<div id class=\"bxm4mm-11 gamHXh js_ad-mobile-dynamic  js_ad-dynamic ad-mobile-dynamic movable-ad\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-12 iqioLK ad-unit ad-mobile\">\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-13 kIviSi\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"sc-1rh3ayr-6 jfFNjl inset--story branded-item branded-item--gizmodo\" data-commerce-source=\"inset\"><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1rh3ayr-2 ihdhCm inset--story__thumb js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Permalink page click&quot;,&quot;Permalink page click - inset photo&quot;]]\" href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/magical-smart-home-upgrade-lets-muggles-control-their-h-1833941228\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"ynl58c-0 kuYOrG\"><svg width=\"64\" height=\"64\" aria-label=\"Gizmodo avatar\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><path fill=\"#18AFED\" d=\"M0 0h64v64H0z\" \/><path fill=\"#FFF\" d=\"M16.67 46.94A22.04 22.04 0 0 1 11 32.43C11 16.09 24.58 10 33.15 10c8.41 0 14.6 4.13 14.85 4.3a4.22 4.22 0 0 1-1.48 7.58 4.1 4.1 0 0 1-3.1-.61c-.11-.07-4.5-2.9-10.27-2.9-5.37 0-12.77 3.54-12.77 14.06 0 5.98 4.45 13.04 12.6 13.04 4.6 0 7.83-1.23 9.7-2.42v-6.22h-6.36a4.16 4.16 0 0 1-4.13-4.18 4.16 4.16 0 0 1 4.13-4.19h10.5A4.2 4.2 0 0 1 51 32.64V45.1c0 1.13-.5 2.21-1.3 3-2.79 2.73-8.87 5.9-16.88 5.9a21.4 21.4 0 0 1-16.16-7.06z\" \/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<p>Published at Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:30:00 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Working Marauder&#8217;s Map Built Using AR and GPS Brings Magic to Our World Lucas&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techclot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4G1jb9.jpg?fit=500%2C325&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3orZX-15Y","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techclot.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}