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Augmenting old photos in virtual reality

Sep. 10, 2024
This may be Apple Vision Pro's killer feature, enabling you to see dead people: augmenting old photos into lifelike representations.

Imagine seeing your dead family members - not just on a picture, but lifelike and in three dimensions! You can almost touch them. It hits you differently, I can assure you. I'm still in awe: I just saw my dead grandfather, lifelike and for the first time ever in three dimensions! This may be Apple Vision Pro's killer feature, if you allow me the pun, please hear me out.

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Exploring Spatial Computing

Feb. 16, 2024
My thoughts on using Vision Pro to get some real work done, exploring what Spatial Computing means and how it can be useful.

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.

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Not that crazy: display, keyboard, trackpad (note the hovering piece of UI above the hardware keyboard)
Not that crazy: display, keyboard, trackpad (note the hovering piece of UI above the hardware keyboard)
This photo was taken on October 6, 1983 - only my mom (in white) is still alive
This photo was taken on October 6, 1983 - only my mom (in white) is still alive
You can easily arrange a multi-monitor work setup like this
You can easily arrange a multi-monitor work setup like this
Again, it is very hard to capture in a 2D photo, but being able to walk around your digital context is simply incredible!
Again, it is very hard to capture in a 2D photo, but being able to walk around your digital context is simply incredible!
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.
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.
The projections appear so natural that my mind is really convinced it can touch things.
The projections appear so natural that my mind is really convinced it can touch things.
It is hard to capture in a 2D photo, but for your eyes, there is real depth in the setup, like those two screens are really there
It is hard to capture in a 2D photo, but for your eyes, there is real depth in the setup, like those two screens are really there
The author, yours truly, and his late father, about 38 years ago (10 September 1986)
The author, yours truly, and his late father, about 38 years ago (10 September 1986)
These windows are really big, conveying a sense of greatness like a statue of some kind
These windows are really big, conveying a sense of greatness like a statue of some kind
Hello World - a selfie of sorts
Hello World - a selfie of sorts
... not! Just our attic full of
... not! Just our attic full of "family stuff"
If you're in a virtual environment, the Vision Pro will warn you if you risk walking into something - which can be a real hazard if you're sharing the house with some kids, ha!
If you're in a virtual environment, the Vision Pro will warn you if you risk walking into something - which can be a real hazard if you're sharing the house with some kids, ha!
Apple Vision Pro is not just a wearable screen, it is a three dimensional projector
Apple Vision Pro is not just a wearable screen, it is a three dimensional projector
Apple Vision Pro, like a good set of earphones for your eyes
Apple Vision Pro, like a good set of earphones for your eyes
These windows represent different views on a particular piece of work - they are big, the tall window in the center is approximately 3 meters high!
These windows represent different views on a particular piece of work - they are big, the tall window in the center is approximately 3 meters high!
Talking about hazards... drinking coffee is a real challenge with Vision Pro - ha!
Talking about hazards... drinking coffee is a real challenge with Vision Pro - ha!
Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad connected to Vision Pro
Bluetooth keyboard and trackpad connected to Vision Pro
Looking the chap right in the eye, right here in my little apartment almost 40 years later
Looking the chap right in the eye, right here in my little apartment almost 40 years later

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