Accidental Tech Podcast640: Put It in a Potato
https://atp.fm/640
OpenAI buys Jony Ive, the alleged AI story inside Apple, the potential for AI APIs, and why we all need to buy Aston Martins for our work.
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@siracusa We actually can play steam VR games on the Vision Pro already today through a software called ALVR! I am doing it. It works quite well once you have it set up properly. But it is quite difficult to get it going, especially considering that you will need a dedicated wireless router for good experience. My hope is that 3rd party software such as ALVR can run on the new steam console, which takes care of the connection part!
Completely agree!
@caseyliss Fixed position cameras would not have worked for such a dynamic and large concert platform such as the one in this Metallica concert. I am also about to experience immersion from different parts of the concert, including ones that I would not be able to experience even if I was there. I am very glad that the teams at Apple keep trying new things with this medium.
630: Time to Spiral
https://atp.fm/630
Mac Studio benchmarks, Mac Pro chip rumors, the value of products with colors, and the rumored UI redesigns that may come to this fall's Apple OSes.
@caseyliss Also be sure to check back on the Theater Vision Pro app. It now features quite a few high quality Planetarium, IMax 3D, and impressive theater environments for viewing YouTube videos. Some Planetarium films are almost as impressive as the Vegas Sphere!
@caseyliss Have you checked out Prima Immersive from the Vision Pro App Store? It features an immersive music performance and has even better clarity than Apple's immersive videos.
@kaplag I see! Yes, I do not perceive any edge distortion on the Vision Pro. If it is there, it must be way less severe than other VR headsets I owned before.
It is totally understandable how the Vision Pro does not work for you. This is why I firmly believe that Apple putting out the Vision Pro at its current stage at such a small quantity is a good thing. Without it going to the field, there is really no way of getting such varied actual experiences from different people.
@caseyliss High quality panoramas are perfect and stunning wallpapers for the ultra wide. If you haven't I recommend you try setting them as the wallpapers under ultra wide. Wikimedia commons has a great collection of very high quality panoramas. For instance: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures/Places/Panoramas.
Also try searching yourtube for "32:9", there are a couple of high quality video that can fully take advantage of the ultra-wide display when played full screen.
@kaplag This is indeed very awful if this were also my experience, and indeed there would be no justification. However, this is not my experience at all, and I do glancing at notifications and menu bar all the time, even with the ultra wide display. The foveate rendering works perfectly for me. It actually works perfectly in VisionOS 1.0
I am wondering if this is a calibration problem.