4/18/2023 0 Comments Savage xr neogaf![]() ![]() Pokemon GO is a very flawed game, but drew a strong audience in to explore the real world to find them pokes, catch them, and exchange with another in the flesh and share experiences with real people in real time and not just avatars on twitter and gaf. We still want to enjoy movies with friends and family sitting near by reacting in real time. I'm not convinced the mainstream wants complete escapism. I think AR is the tech to be investing in, because it better complements the real world. We could be back to riding horses for all we know. Who knows, I'm sure the distant future will surprise us all. I lack the vision to see VR as a training tool being where AR can't eclipse it. But I think those folks are still a strong minority, though a very loud one at that, and probably poor too lacking flexible work skills. What better way for people unsatisfied with reality and their biological self to escape it than hook up their nerves and warp into a virtual realm in a body of their own making Sword Art Online style. I think the breakthroughs will happen elsewhere. I'm not ready to make any calls on what our tech future holds, but I'm not sold that a VR breakthrough will be changing our lives in 10 years plus. I also feel the SciFi realm is more fascinated with Augmented Reality than it is with Virtual Reality. Pokemon GO is a very flawed game, but drew a strong audience in to explore the real world to find them pokes, catch them, and exchange with another in the flesh and share experiences with real people in real time and not just avatars on twitter and gaf (some people met their wives with this game). This makes me even more curious just how Apple will be approaching the VR market if what he saw had lead him to believe so strongly that Apple is prepping a game-changing product. However, Nepveu does have one thing other people reporting on the headset have, he's actually seen it, is aware of what it can do, and what Apples plan for it is. PSVR2 is launching within a week, and there are other competitors launching in 2023. Now that Samsung has also been revealed to be making a headset, and TCL is going for high-spec low cost strategy with its own hub to improve software, it's anybodys game right now. Now, while Apple based on the recent news/threads is going for a unique approach different from all other companies involved in VR, price and software is still an important factor to consider. Nepveu, who was in charge before leaving in 2021, believes that in ten years the VR device will be an extension of the person the same as the smartphone is today. ![]() Even Apple experts like Mark Gurman are skeptical that the upcoming headset will be a resounding success in its current form.Īpples previous head of XR development believes that Apples upcoming headset will be VR's "Macintosh moment" which is a very hyped sentiment that matches many other journalists, experts, and insiders who say that Apple will accelerate VR's acceptance into the mainstream despite it's price range of $1500-$3000 rumored. The question is whether and how much the Apple factor can accelerate it. Experience shows that the industry develops much more slowly. Such statements sound as if they come from the hype year of 2016. The device will become an extension of the person, just like the smartphone is today, says Nepveu. ![]() He is convinced that in ten years everyone will own a headset. Nepveu is very optimistic about the future of VR and AR. A term strongly associated with meta, and one that Apple itself deliberately avoids. But Nepveu is convinced that the device is the missing piece of the puzzle that will make the Metaverse a success. So far, the company has not even announced its product. Nepveu bubbles with optimismNepveu thinks Apple could succeed where others like Meta have failed. Apple’s mixed reality headset will reportedly cost between $2,000 and $3,000. All creatives wanted it, despite the high price, Nepveu said. He said the machine showed the potential of a computer for the creative industries. The Macintosh came out in 1984 and cost about $2,500. “I always say that when Apple gets into virtual reality, it will be a Macintosh moment.” ![]() He won’t reveal details about the device, but he expects Apple’s entry into the market to be a game-changer. About a thousand people were reportedly working on the headset at the time of his departure, says Nepveu, who now works as a tech investor. In an interview with the website Radio Canada, the mixed reality pioneer and Metaverse enthusiast talks about his time in California. Will the Apple factor make the difference?Nepveu was employed by Apple between 20, according to his Linkedin profile. ![]()
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