Apple Vision Pro launched at WWDC over a week ago and they showed a lot of clips of normal people wearing it doing (relatively) normal things, like cooking, watching movies, even working at the office.

One clip that really intrigued me was the one where a father was recording his kids in 3D through his Vision Pro. To me, this seemed off at first since to other people, it may not look like you’re present in the moment. But after thinking about it for a while, isn’t it the same as just wearing sunglasses, if not better? Sunglasses block your eyes, but Vision Pro would show your eyes to the outside world.

So I guess the question is, will Apple Vision Pro and subsequent products become widely socially acceptable one day?

  • femboy_link.mp4@beehaw.orgEnglish
    7·
    3 years ago

    AR/VR intended for use in public spaces will never take off for as long as the user has to strap an expensive and bulky headset to their face. Things will get interesting once we work out how to get that into the form factor of a pair of regular glasses and bring the price down to under half what Apple is asking now.

  • BreakNeckJim@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    3 years ago

    I think if anybody can get VR to be adopted by the masses it would be Apple. However, at this price I just don’t think it’s possible for the majority of people, even Apple Fanboys, to be able to afford.

    If they had released this for $1500 I think that price point would be a lot more enticing for people, especially those who haven’t tried VR before.

  • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgMEnglish
    2·
    3 years ago

    mass adoption? i doubt it. but it definitely feels like it’s already being taken more seriously than, say, Google Glass was back when. also, if any company was going to break through the stigma (for lack a better word) associated with devices like this, Apple would be one of the first on my list.

  • jlarex@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago

    I think it will take about 3 or 4 generations for apple to refine it and hopefully bring the cost down. This first gen seems like a dev kit \ early adopter toy to me.

  • mynameisnotdoug@beehaw.orgEnglish
    0·
    3 years ago

    isn’t it the same as just wearing sunglasses, if not better?

    Oh man, you just made a bunch of Apple execs have to change their pants.

    No, it’s not. It’s absolutely, 100%, not the same or better. It’s like going to a concert and watching it through your phone as you record it. But worse.

    • 1993_toyota_camry@beehaw.orgEnglish
      2·
      3 years ago

      I agree, Doug.

      I think part of the confusion is that it looks like they’re translucent lenses, when in reality there’s no light pass-through.

      What you see while wearing them is video display from the cameras on the front of the goggles. Meanwhile, the cameras inside the goggles capture your eyes and display an image of them on an external screen.

      I think the promotional video is shot in a way that makes this seem a lot less disorienting and creepy than it will be in real life.