Spaceframe

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[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

New website 👀

[Yilio @yiliush]

Write-up and initial release are still inbound—it’s just taking longer than planned. Delay mostly driven by product positioning changes caused by talking to @SoftspaceAI users.

[Yilio @yiliush]

Okay, here’s another peek.

I’ve been working on a radical redesign of @SoftspaceAI based on lessons we’ve learned since launch.

Three new key ideas in this redesign, all shown in the video.

It feels really good and I *want* to dogfood it way more than before.

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

👀

[Yilio @yiliush]

Working on something big. I want to get it into people’s hands soon to start getting feedback. Stay tuned!

[Kosmik @kosmik_app]

🌌 Spatial computing is the future

🤖 Computers gradually climbed the ladder of abstractions, adding more flexibility with each generations. Putting aside the prototypes from the Xerox PARC, we can distinguish five movements:

Early 80’s: 8 bits micro computers with monochrome and text heavy user interfaces. Usually displayed in a monospace, monochrome font. The notion of operating system or “user interface” is not yet clearly defined.

Early 90’s: Following the Macintosh and Windows introduction, every personal computer now comes bundled with a graphical user interface by default, activated by a combination of mouse movements and keyboard shortcuts. The user environment is a metaphorical desktop, complete with desk accessories (calculator, calendar, clock) and folders.

Early 00’s: In 1999 more than 150 millions computers are connected to the web, with the advent of wi-fi and affordable laptop computers, use cases are broadened, the computer leaves the desk and the browser becomes the most important software on our hard disks. The user environment still resemble a metaphorical desk but the migration of tools to the browser has begun.

2010’s: The iPhone puts the web in our pocket and revolutionise the way we think about software with the advent of the “app store” and “app” concepts. The user environment is now a ethereal concept. Our digital lives are now broken down in several parts: the local part that still needs a desktop/file system, the networked part that uses google docs, figma and notion, the mobile part where we have our communications (mail, chat), social media and assets (notes, pictures, synced files).

2020’s: Large language models, generative AI and agents. This new world changes everything. Just like mobile moved the center of gravity of our digital lives to the smartphone, generative AI shuffles the cards once again. There is no need to organize anything now, the computer can organize assets by itself and surface what’s needed just when it’s needed. It can even draft an article, generate a mock up of a user interface or even code. The great equalizer is now a reality putting the power of a very large corporation or group or people in the hands of individuals. The tech industry predicts the existence of 1B$ companies managed by just one person before 2030.

Those 5 moments are shocks on the back of a gradual evolution.

📈 Memory size increased, screens got crispier and Moore’s law kept on delivering yearly improvements in computing power. However the user environment of the personal computer you carry in your backpack is largely 40 years old. The one on your smartphone 15 and AI agents are still mainly activated through text commands or prompts. As content generation creates even more files and things to manage, we’ll need a new way to hold those parts together. Files, folders and apps will not do.

💡 The answer may one day look like the Vision Pro (or rather, @SoftspaceHQ but billions of people will need to buy headsets and it’s probable that 2D screens and desktop computers will still be there for some time. “Flat” spatial interfaces like Kosmik, Muse or Freeform provides a good solution to this problem by meshing together files, apps and services.

🧠 The AI becomes a co-presence in the canvas, not just someone you “go to” to ask a question. The canvas provides the means to store content, edit it, share it and also add that proactive layer we need to finally go beyond the desktop metaphor!

[Yilio @yiliush]

@Apple and @Meta's ambitions for productivity in #SpatialComputing have a major Achille's Heel.

(Good thing there's a solution already in front of you.)

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@AJ2088RD 👍🏼 let us know if you run into any other issues!

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@AJ2088RD Hi! Thanks for flagging this. We’ll look into it right away.

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@gapascarella So happy to hear that! We keep working to make it better :)

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

Thanks for the shoutout!

[M4cheteColletti @gapascarella]

Softspace is a really cool, futuristic productivity app on #MetaQuest #VR #MixedReality #Handtracking #QuestPro #Colorpassthrough #Productivity 🤯

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

Thanks for the shoutout Tony!

[TonyVT SkarredGhost @SkarredGhost]

Softspace Presents A Spatial Notebook For Mixed Reality, Coming Soon To Quest - @UploadVR

https://t.co/S1L8rv7WO8

#VirtualReality #VR

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@_jamesoloughlin Thank you James!

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

Softspace is live on the Quest Store! 🥳

Here's quick rundown of its features and how to get it for free right now.

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[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@hamshoes5 Yes we’re looking at how this works and want to implement it, especially for the web browser.

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

Thanks for this feedback! Yeah, group selection is on the roadmap. Let us know if you run into any other issues or want other features! 👯‍♂️

[Luna @Lunayian]

This is a neat app, arguably better than native Quest OS for casual productivity. Makes good use of Bluetooth keyboard occlusion while in MR mode too, which Quest Home doesn't normally do.

The only thing really missing is a selection tool for easily moving and deleting items.

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@Lunayian Great idea! We’ve already encountered some very enthusiastic demo users making wild workspaces with items in far-flung corners.

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@astro_riot @tombielecki +1 for Quest 3 😁

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@jimmy6DOF Thanks so much Jimmy!! ❤️

[Jimmy6DOF @jimmy6DOF]

@SoftspaceHQ Watching each iteration as you pushed out the boundaries of how Tools for Thought can just work better in 3D has been inspiring and now it feals like liftoff 🚀 perfect timing for Quest3 & AVP and it's all onwards and upwards from there what a journey 🔭

https://t.co/VsV5u5VfD8

[Spaceframe @spaceframeAR]

@milkybar1983 Thank you!

[Tom Bielecki @tombielecki]

I should get a Quest…