• edge [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Their preferred term is “spatial computing”. My guess is for two reasons

    1. 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.
    2. They want to act like they invented something.
    • Philosoraptor [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      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.