Martin Scott

Research Director of TV, gaming, broadband & #metaverse @AnalysysMason; expert in consumer behaviour in TMT; 18 yrs in the biz. All views articulated = my own!

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

Want to know more about CSPs' future relationship with the #Metaverse? Below:
- How we establish a framework for thinking about the metaverse
- What consumers think about it (& why that matters to telcos)
- The roles that telcos can play in the metaverse
https://t.co/cr0hxhIGoT

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

@kimmonismus Viscosity of the water is inconsistent and the ripple causality is wrong. Plus physiology a giant cephalopod - I imagine that an octopus that big would be acclimatised to a higher pressure environment and so would look rather more ‘squishy’ at sea level! So it’s AI.

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@jamesmccrary @VRmaninJapan 👌 came here to say the same thing

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@Tojiro Oh for sure, you’re right! I think this is something that’ll have to change in later Vision Pro models but we’re a way off that yet and in the meantime Apple knows how to keep the wall up on a walled garden 🙂

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@Tojiro I’m pretty certain cloud rendering will eventually be the future. I say as much here: https://t.co/WoORCdpadq

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@Tojiro I picked up on this as soon as they mentioned the eye tracking privacy in the keynote. It basically locks out cloud-based rendering with efficient compression during streaming to put the greatest detail where the user is looking.

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I agree; headsets are fundamentally isolating not just because they're on your face (I don't want to film my child's birthday wearing one, ta) but 'cause the price tag is *per person* so, indeed, TimCook's point comparing the cost of AppleVisionPro to a TV rig is fallacy #WWDC23

[Mark Billinghurst @marknb00]

Lots of chatter around the Apple VisionPro, with many great features. One downside, creating solo experiences in social spaces.
People buy $5K TVs so they can watch together in their homes. How many $3.5K HMDs will you want to buy to have that same home experience? @apple

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

#AppleVisionPro will be available early 2024 from USD3499 #WWDC23

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Unity apps running natively on Apple Vision Pro; dedicated app store for Vision Pro apps (which will also include compatible iOS apps) #WWDC23.

Apple's efforts to keep the headset under wraps will have slowed down all the whizzy gaming things that devs will do with this platform

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Oh here we go - digital personas in FaceTime/visionOS. They are really emphasising latency (good!)

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Digital personas usable with Microsoft Teams, Zoom and others

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

12 cameras, 5 sensors, 6 microphones in the #AppleVisionPro. A new dedicated processor for inputs, the R1, processes inputs within 12ms #WWDC23

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New Apple Vision Pro has over 23 million pixels in the display which is >4K video resolution per eye #WWDC23 #AppleVisionPro

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2 hour battery life with the external battery pack. That would barely get me through some meetings, let alone some classic movies that top 150 minutes #WWDC23

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

It's interesting that Apple Vision Pro looks like a credible productivity device in its first generation (not just a dev device). This is what Meta were aiming for with the Quest Pro. People balked at the price of that. Let's see what they say about the Vision Pro's RRP! #WWDC23

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

'Perfect for when you're working remote' - I'm curious to know how long its comfortable to wear an Apple Vision Pro headset for. I doubt I could get through a working day on one! #WWDC23

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Apple and Disney's dynamic is intrinsically tied to Steve Jobs' relationship with Disney. The cool 3D demos are just teasers. The Vision Pro is starting out as a pretty 2D device but that's going to change relatively rapidly over the next 12-24 months, I think

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Oh how interesting! Bob Iger at the #WWDC23 event. Given Disney's winding down on the metaverse.

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I'm struck that the Apple Vision Pro primarily feels like a 2D media consumption device. Also, spatial videos sound great, but I don't want to attend my child's birthday whilst wearing a headset. #WWDC23

[Martin Scott @MartinScottAM]

@Apple Vision Pro input model for spatial computing: requires no additional hardware, just eyes, hands and voice. Expect other UIs to follow. This is quite a big shift from most existing MR UIs #WWDC23