Earlier this week, Wayne Ma of the information, a foreign technology media, outlined the difficulties Apple faced in developing its long rumored AR / VR head display Now, in a follow-up report, he shared several additional details about the wearable device
First of all, it is said that one of the main functions of this head display is a lifelike head image, which is captured by 14 cameras to capture accurate facial expressions. The report states:
Other challenges, such as installing 14 cameras on the head display, are a headache for hardware and Algorithm Engineers. These cameras are included to track users' faces to ensure that the avatar accurately represents their expressions and mouth movements, which is an important feature.
The report added that Apple Jony ive, the company's former design director, is still involved in the head display project as the company's external consultant. The report states:
A person familiar with the matter said that Ive's consulting work for apple after leaving includes head display. He is often invited to help his former team. His preferences in battery, camera location and ergonomics exceed those of engineers. They said that even after Ive left apple, some employees of the head display project were still required to trek from kubitino to San Francisco, where Ivy's home is located, to obtain his approval for the modification.
Ive continues to adjust the design of the head display. Although the early prototype put the battery on the headband, he preferred to integrate the battery into the head display, similar to the head display design of magic leap. It is not known whether this method will enter the final design.
It is said that the early version of Apple's head display will lack attention to the game
Four people who have participated in the project also criticized its lack of attention to games, which are a kind of software that attracts early users( https://apple.pvxt.net/c/1251234/435400/7639?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fcn%2Fiphone%2F ) The success of is important and an important priority for meta's VR team. These people said that Rockwell's team almost never mentioned the game in its internal introduction to the possible uses of the head display. Many people familiar with the project said that apple did not develop a game controller for the device, but aimed to use hand tracking or finger clips similar to clothes clips as input to the device.
As previously reported, apple is considering connecting its head display to an external base station to complete some computing tasks, but now it is expected that the head display will be a completely independent device. The report said that the base station will use the same chip later announced as M1 ultra of MAC studio.