Francis Mangion (M) (VR/AR/*)"I spoke to a Google optics engineer..."
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#fieldnotes #arborinsights #vrisstrong #healthcare #ivrha #vr #ar #xr #fieldnotes #arborxr #samsunggalaxyxr | Devin Marble
Monday #FieldNotes: I spoke to a Google optics engineer who actually built the Samsung Galaxy XR. Here's what he told me. 3 things standing out to me after going hands-on: 1. The price point is the plot twist. This device packs specs that rival the Apple Vision Pro at a fraction of the cost. When precision meets accessibility, enterprise deployment math gets a whole lot more interesting. It may not be drop-proof on the outside, but the compute feels future-proof on the inside. 2. Android XR is a developer invitation, not a walled garden. If you're already building in Unity, you're basically already building for this. Google designed Android XR to onboard developers fast, with minimal friction. The ecosystem is early, which means the opportunity is massive. 3. Multi-modal input changes everything about engagement data. Hand tracking, eye tracking, voice, touch, facial expression — this device captures all of it. For teams using platforms like ArborXR #ArborInsights, that's a completely new layer of analytics to understand how learners actually interact with XR content. Not just what they clicked. Where they looked. #VRisStrong Meta's budget reduction caused headline waves but really, it just meant resources got moved around. And honestly it drew attention to what else is out there. Other hardware. The teams paying attention right now, are the ones who will have the best answer when the budget question comes up. Also, the IVRHA (International Virtual Reality and Healthcare Association) continues to surprise. You never know who you will run into at events focused on healthcare + XR. As a smaller event, it allows ample opportunity for 1on1 time like this. And I think that is your secondary FieldNote for this week. #Healthcare is hot, and people in tech want to build something not just for the future, but for humanity. That's what Ati P. was doing at #IVRHA, learning who is making the world a better place and what problems are they trying to solve for all of us, and that's pretty cool. What's your future-proof fleet looking like in 2025? #VR #AR #XR #FieldNotes #ArborXR #SamsungGalaxyXR
