#45: The Most Complicated Fax Machine Ever

The trio have had some initial hands-on time with the visionOS SDK and are ready to dive into a new development adventure. That’s right, it’s time to pivot! We think visionOS is a rare opportunity that should not be missed by Apple developers. Maybe it’s a big nothing burger, maybe it’ll be a new App Store gold rush, maybe somewhere in between, but the time to start exploring this new platform is now! In this episode, we talk about what we have already learned from the visionOS SDK before discussing some very rough prototyping ideas we want to use to start exploring this brave new Spatial Computing world.

Topics Discussed:

What’s up with PickleJarTodo?
Pivot to visonOS
- Physical Dev Kit
- Apple’s visionOS timeline
- Knowledge and skills in this space good career wise
visionOS SDK Discoveries
- RealityKit for rendering engine (no SceneKit!)
- Windows/Objects anchor in real world
- Windowed Apps
What’s the market?
Prototype Ideas
- Work on interaction prototypes
- Scan real world objects to create 3D models
- Hand tracking, detect open/close fist
- AV Player interactions
- Photo editing/exploration/framer
- Hang Photos on your wall
- Portal based Item box
- Portal based JIRA! LOL
- Scan real paper notes and “fax” them
- Magnetic Blocks
For Next Time
- Pick a prototype that is SMALL
- Steve: Window app, desaturate photo with basic editor controls
- Kotaro: Hand gestures
- Aaron: Something with 3D models/physics engine
Final Thoughts
- Sound will be vital
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