Beyond the Screen
Exploring Spatial Computing
Feb. 16, 2024 - Willem L. Middelkoop
Currently, I am overlooking a lake at Mount Hood while writing this. I hear birds in the distance and see the lake calm, with subtle waves and some mist in the distance. Yet, it is fake, as I am sitting on our top floor, a barely furnished room full of items belonging to a family house with two young kids. I am using Apple's Vision Pro to explore what Spatial Computing can be. I am in awe; let me explain in this blog post.
Continue reading![Again, it is very hard to capture in a 2D photo, but being able to walk around your digital context is simply incredible!](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_13_Again-it-is-very-hard-to-capture-in-a-2D-photo-but-being-able-to-walk-around-your-digital-context-is_500px.png)
![Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad connected to Vision Pro](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_04_Bluetooth-keyboard-and-trackpad-connected-to-Vision-Pro_500px.jpg)
![You can look around them, move closer to them, or rearrange them by dragging them through your room](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_09_You-can-look-around-them-move-closer-to-them-or-rearrange-them-by-dragging-them-through-your-room_500px.jpg)
![Hello World - a selfie of sorts](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_03_Hello-World-a-selfie-of-sorts_500px.jpg)
![The 'smallest' window from above is in fact very large; for comparison of scale, I removed the virtual moon surface so you can see the window next to my little daughter's shoes.](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_12_The-smallest-window-from-above-is-in-fact-very-large-for-comparison-of-scale-I-removed-the-virtual-m_500px.png)
![Not that crazy: display, keyboard, trackpad (note the hovering piece of UI above the hardware keyboard)](/blog/2024-02-16_vision-pro/images/i_06_Not-that-crazy-display-keyboard-trackpad-note-the-hovering-piece-of-UI-above-the-hardware-keyboard_500px.jpg)