Last Week in AVP #21: Apple Vision Pro International Launch, Warped Kart Racers, Cityscapes: Sim Builder Launches, Vision Pro 2 Supplier Rumours, ARKit Improved Object Tracking, and more!

Apple Vision Pro arrives in new countries and regions beginning June 28

If you have been waiting for the official launch in your country, don’t forget these important dates!

 Apple today announced Apple Vision Pro will expand to new countries and regions, with pre-orders for China mainland, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore beginning this Thursday, June 13, at 6 p.m. PT and availability beginning Friday, June 28. 

Customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom can pre-order Vision Pro beginning Friday, June 28, at 5 a.m. PT, with availability beginning Friday, July 12.

Now available on Apple Vision Pro: Warped Kart Racers (source)

And more games from Apple Arcade this week (source)

Cityscapes: Sim Builder by Magic Fuel Games.

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees by Broken Rules.

Bora Bora on a flight (source)

Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Vision Pro 2 (source)

Most of these rumours are rarely correct in understanding Apple’s intension so take them with a grain of salt.

Apple has suspended work on the second-generation Vision Pro headset to singularly focus on a cheaper model, The Information reports.

The Information says that it is still possible Apple will resume work on a second-generation Vision Pro headset at some point in the future.

Immersive Video: Which camera is right? (source)

This is an amazing article that explains every single camera capable of recording immersive video. If you are looking into creating such content, a must read.

Immersive Video (fka "3D VR180") is an exciting new medium teleporting the viewer to the heart of the action. The Apple Vision Pro's stunning 23 million pixel display, paired with state of the art spatial audio, unlocks the viewing quality required for it, delivering 180 degrees of crisp visuals and unparalleled depth. I argued recently that, more so than spatial experiences, it is the Vision Pro's killer app.

JD.com Pioneers Next-Generation Retail (source)

JD.com Pioneers Next-Generation Retail with Native Spatial JD.Vision App Built for Apple Vision Pro Ahead of China Release.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released an Apple Vision Pro application for the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup (source)

“We are always looking at ways to use new technology and data to take fans closer to the action. Apple Vision Pro gave us a unique platform to create completely immersive experiences,” said Finn Bradshaw, ICC head of digital. “We believe this will be a great way for existing fans to go deeper into the game they love, and help explain our sport to the many new fans we have reached following the success of games in the USA.”

Fresnel-based reflections on visionOS2 (source, 2)

VisionCraft: Minecraft Clone in Apple Vision Pro in development (source)

Ceiling-based sky environment demo (source)

Microsoft Clippy on Apple Vision Pro (source)

visionOS 2 beta has reached installs close to 50% of owners (source)

According to statistics from the Spatial Media Toolkit app.

Ming-Chi Kuo bearish on the cheaper variant of Apple Vision (source)

Skydiving with AVP (source)

Not exactly a good idea…but here you go…

ARKit improved object tracking demos (source, 2)

visionOS2 volumes are now resizable (source)

Quick WebXR demo with realism (source)

Apple Invents Displays for Smartglasses that will offer Progressive Lens Capabilities (source)

CNET owner experiences survey (source)

More visionOS 2.0 LowLevelMesh experiments (source)

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Until next week 👋