Okay I am not sure what shrooms are in your tea, but I had to say thanks for the chuckle (sincerely). There is a fine art to faint praise and I think you have mastered it. Could use more clever criticism like this.
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Apple Asks Vision Pro Developers to Avoid 'VR' Branding and Hints at 'Vision' Product Line
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Okay I am not sure what shrooms are in your tea, but I had to say thanks for the chuckle (sincerely). There is a fine art to faint praise and I think you have mastered it. Could use more clever criticism like this.
I guess the same thing Liquid Retina does? Marketing BS so Apple can say their tech is different from everyone else’s.
Except that it’s not. Apple didn’t invent the term. Spatial computing is an actual computing paradigm used by other companies as well… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_computing
If you have zero intention in getting involved in AVP, then why do you care what guidelines Apple puts out for the AVP App Store?
Apple: "Come buy our VR/AR ScubaVision ProMax!"
Apple to Devs: "Don't call your apps VR/AR....."
Apple to Devs: "Don't call your apps VR/AR....."
I never said Apple invented it, but either way, that doesn't make it less of a marketing term.
I'm not a big fan of new terms for the sake of new terms.
Again, Apple didn’t invent “spatial computing” they would rather people think of the device as a spacial computing device rather than being associated with a VR gaming device. Not sure why so many people have a problem with that when Apple is clearly leaning towards the “general computing” aspect of the device.
99.99% of the population have no idea how productive this type of computing environment may or may not be. With the Vision Pro Apple is testing the market to see how well it is received and where this fairly new paradigm works and doesn’t work. This is the same path the Apple Watch took.
At this point general purpose computing on these types of devices has been abysmal. And if there’s one thing Apple stands above all others in the industry, it’s in UX. Designing and creating a new mode of interaction (user interface) that makes much more sense for the particular device.
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Can developers use augmented computing, virtual computing, extended computing, or mixed computing?
All new terms could be construed as "marketing" in some fashion. In any field. In my field of philosophy, new terms are constantly being created to try to better capture certain ideas.
Using this instance of term creation as some hit against Apple is not rooted in some immutable idea that language is rooted in absolutes that everyone must follow. Because that doesn't exist.
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If you already hate Apple, as many on here do, then anything Apple does is evidence for the need for the hatred. It's not logical, it's emotional. Many just can't help themselves.
...and to pre-empt the obvious and frequent rebuttal, yes, I am an Apple Fanboy. I love apple. It's not logical, it's emotional. I own that.
I just think it's healthier to spend your time on things you love, rather than on things you hate.
...and to pre-empt the obvious and frequent rebuttal, yes, I am an Apple Fanboy. I love apple. It's not logical, it's emotional. I own that.
I just think it's healthier to spend your time on things you love, rather than on things you hate.
On a Mac a non breaking space is done with Option + Space. Though it doesn't look like Macrumors respects the non breaking space: Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro Apple Vision Pro.
Consistency to an extent. And Apple often breaks the consistency rules they set themselves just because. After all, the one who creates the rules aren’t gonna be the same one killing themselves for breaking the rules aren’t they?
Unfortunately I don’t have much free time otherwise I’d love to peak into the specific wording in that agreement on how devs can do the marketing according to Apple standards.
Ordinarily I am not a fan of market speak, corporate speak, cliche speak either... but I am not convinced that's what this is.
Admittedly we still don't have a crystal clear view of the Apple Vision Pro experience, but from what I have seen is that it is NOT just virtual reality, thats a totally made up world that you explore/play in. It is also NOT just augmented reality, think the iron man visor graphics that overlay info (targets) on what he is seeing. Apple seems to be stressing more the Tony stark working with virtual desktop display thing (like when he is designing the suit)... so spatial computing actually makes sense to me and can encompass all those things. It's essentially acknowledging 3D interactions. And its good marketing lol.
Do you have a specific example of Apple breaking the rules? They tend to do a good job of following them (though you would be correct to say Aperture bent them). Regardless, whats your point, that rules to provide consistency across apps aren't a good thing? Because I assure you, the Mac's approach to consistency was revolutionary in its time.
And as for free time, I hear you. But I tend to restrict my comments to what I do have enough free time to be informed on. Ignorance is no excuse as they say
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How is the computing happening spatially?
The computing is happening in the same place it always has.
I think the marketing team heard 'spacial audio' and things got out of hand.
The computing is happening in the same place it always has.
I think the marketing team heard 'spacial audio' and things got out of hand.
Most people still don’t, and very few use the term. Spatial whatever is the same thing: marketing gibberish that very few will ever use as a term (even among the small circle using the product).
I know what multi-touch means and have for years, having used the iPhone since 2008, but I have never used it in any talk or discussion about phones. I'll probably never use the phrase "spatial computing" either, just like I don't use "spatial audio", and 90% of people never will.
It's all academic, so not worth thinking about, but I doubt these phrases really ever make it into the common lexicon.
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Lol I must not be 'regular'... I clearly remember watching this demo of multi-touch by Jeff Han before Apple released the iPhone.
Unveiling the genius of multi-touch interface design | Jeff Han
In the video Jeff says multi-touch isn't new and that Bill Buxton worked with it in the 80's.
Now we don't because it is very common place basis for most OSes, but multi-touch was used a lot when iOS was new because the concept was new.
Apple didn't even invent the term "Spacial Computing". But people will be aware of the Spacial Computing term, especially since Apple is asking its devs to brand their apps with it instead of VR/AR/XR/etc. until it's commonly understood as Apple's VR computer.