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David Smith Jun 8, 2023

I was incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to try Vision Pro this week. The experience was overwhelming in the best possible way. I'm still collecting my thoughts for a longer Design Diary post, but it was so transformative that I'm finding it hard to put the experience into words.

As I work on that, I wanted to ask for any questions folks had with regards to using it and more generally for the platform from a developer/designer perspective. I'll do my best to answer to them.

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Kathryn Elrod Jun 8, 2023

@_Davidsmith As amazing as 2D windowed computing looks to be in that “infinite canvas”, those apps aren’t necessarily something that can’t be done well on an existing platform like the Mac or iPad. What kind of applications and experiences could you see being enabled by Vision Pro / visionOS that are truly unique, and could help make spatial computing a true paradigm shift?

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@kathrynelrod @_Davidsmith

Peripherals á la William Gibson’s “Peripherals”

#visionpro would allow you to control and experience the viewpoint of a remote “vehicle” in an incredibly real way. The possibilities are almost infinite.

Drive your own vehicle from a far off parking spot to the door. “VisionPro Valet”.

Control a “robot” to safely work in a dangerous situation. Firefighters, police (a police officer not afraid for his life might make better decisions), remote surgery, underwater..