Listen "#46: visionOS Baby Steps"
Episode Synopsis
The trio are trying to run the visionOS sample apps, but broken Xcode betas are getting in the way! Undeterred, Kotaro leads a discussion on what you can learn via the four visionOS demo apps (if you get them running). Then, the trio speculates about the forthcoming dev kits, Steve brings up the movie Hackers (because it's awesome!), and we end the show with some truly "bad app ideas." We are taking baby steps into our spacial computing developer journeys!
## Topics Discussed:
- Beta cycle breakage!
- The Four Apps & More
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/world
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/diorama
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/happybeam
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/destination-video
- Learn about visionOS - https://developer.apple.com/visionos/learn/
- Hello World - Introduce you to Windows, Volumes, Spaces
- Happy Beam - Mixed immersive, ARKit for hand shape
- Physics via ARKit
- Meet ARKit for spatial computing - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10082/
- Diorama - 3D map to show shader stuff in a Volume
- Destination Video - Multiplatform video playback app
- SharePlay
- Xcodes.app - manage multiple Xcode versions
- https://github.com/XcodesOrg/XcodesApp
- Dev Kits Coming Soon?
- Work with Apple section on Developer site
- Coming in July
- VR Gaming Thoughts
- VR Gaming in Hackers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ7o3ziR5io
- What is Vision Pro For?
- Desktop metaphors
- M2
- iPad/iPhone apps
- For Next Time
- Hopefully run all these apps in beta 4!
- Steve: Load an image and put a filter on it!
- Kotaro: UI component exploration & PencilKit.
- Aaron: ARKit physics (if it works in the beta)
- Bad App Ideas (Gone Good?)
- Book Shelf AR Cover Visualizer
- visionOS Fart App
- visionOS fire/ice hand beams
- visionOS movie theater apps
- visionOS tabletop card games
- visionOS virtual telegram
- Next Time:
- Big corporation bad ideas
- Wrap-Up
- Not a Sponsor: https://GetClipDish.com
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
## Topics Discussed:
- Beta cycle breakage!
- The Four Apps & More
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/world
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/diorama
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/happybeam
- https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos/destination-video
- Learn about visionOS - https://developer.apple.com/visionos/learn/
- Hello World - Introduce you to Windows, Volumes, Spaces
- Happy Beam - Mixed immersive, ARKit for hand shape
- Physics via ARKit
- Meet ARKit for spatial computing - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2023/10082/
- Diorama - 3D map to show shader stuff in a Volume
- Destination Video - Multiplatform video playback app
- SharePlay
- Xcodes.app - manage multiple Xcode versions
- https://github.com/XcodesOrg/XcodesApp
- Dev Kits Coming Soon?
- Work with Apple section on Developer site
- Coming in July
- VR Gaming Thoughts
- VR Gaming in Hackers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ7o3ziR5io
- What is Vision Pro For?
- Desktop metaphors
- M2
- iPad/iPhone apps
- For Next Time
- Hopefully run all these apps in beta 4!
- Steve: Load an image and put a filter on it!
- Kotaro: UI component exploration & PencilKit.
- Aaron: ARKit physics (if it works in the beta)
- Bad App Ideas (Gone Good?)
- Book Shelf AR Cover Visualizer
- visionOS Fart App
- visionOS fire/ice hand beams
- visionOS movie theater apps
- visionOS tabletop card games
- visionOS virtual telegram
- Next Time:
- Big corporation bad ideas
- Wrap-Up
- Not a Sponsor: https://GetClipDish.com
Intro music: "When I Hit the Floor", © 2021 Lorne Behrman. Used with permission of the artist.
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