It is functionally a VR headset though. You are still looking at two screens, one per eye, just like any other HMD. Those screens happen to display a high-resolution, low-latency camera feed of exactly what’s in front of you, making it seem as if you are looking into the real world but you are not. With the right software those screens can display whatever you want them to.
With Apple’s Vision Pro coming out on February 2, developers have also been given notice that they can submit apps for the headset’s App Store — but have been advised to avoid using certain terms and phrases when describing them.
When you scroll to the ‘Describing your App’ section on the Submit your Apps page, Apple strongly recommends using the following naming conventions: “Refer to your app as a spatial computing app. Don’t describe your app experience as augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), or mixed reality (MR).”
Their preferred term is “spatial computing”. My guess is for two reasons
They want to present this as a different use case than VR/AR/XR. “You’re not just playing around in some virtual reality, you’re doing spatial computing.” Basically more similar to the stuff you do on a laptop or tablet, but in 3D 360 6DoF.
Also, going by the reviews it’s not especially good at AR/MR, and has very few VR uses. They have to come up with something to describe what it does that doesn’t suggest it’s just a fancy novelty toy.
Um…of course VR porn doesn’t work, it’s an AR headset; my gameboy games don’t work in my playstation either lol
It is functionally a VR headset though. You are still looking at two screens, one per eye, just like any other HMD. Those screens happen to display a high-resolution, low-latency camera feed of exactly what’s in front of you, making it seem as if you are looking into the real world but you are not. With the right software those screens can display whatever you want them to.
sounds like it’s not AR then, proper AR is pass-through
https://www.imore.com/vision-pro/apple-doesnt-want-developers-to-call-vision-pro-apps-vr-or-ar-despite-using-the-same-language-for-its-own-features
i think i used to have a gameboy that did this. innovate deez nuts.
god i fucking hate tech buzzwords
Did they ever explain the reasoning for the preference of terms?
Their preferred term is “spatial computing”. My guess is for two reasons
Also, going by the reviews it’s not especially good at AR/MR, and has very few VR uses. They have to come up with something to describe what it does that doesn’t suggest it’s just a fancy novelty toy.
AR headset? Okay, so when can we have augmented reality where nobody is wearing pants?
If this tech catches on this will 100% become a thing and the people using it will almost exclusively be the greasiest motherfuckers imaginable.