Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2023

Fitness+ : will let users exercise while watching an instructor in VR. Chips communicate via a custom streaming codec to combat latency. Controller : Apple is said to favor hand-tracking and voice recognition to control the headset, but it has tested a “wand” and a “finger thimble” as alternative control input methods.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Regarding the photon-to-photon latency of the passthrough, Optofidelity confirmed with a test that it is below 12 ms, as Apple claims. For instance, the gloves can detect which weight you are lifting, so they can follow you while you do your fitness exercise in XR.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Without them, adapting most existing VR games to the Vision Pro becomes either an exercise in retrofitting control schemes, or completely starting on new projects built around the headset’s admittedly impressive hand and eye-tracking.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2024

Ok, you don’t need a Magic keyboard, just a Bluetooth one (or even just a connected iPhone), but if you already have one laying around, you” appreciate being able to exercise that muscle memory. AirPods Pro ($250) : Blasting public spaces with your audio is bad, and you should feel bad for doing it.

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