The official launch of Apple Vision Pro, what impact will it have on the Metaverse projects?

Apple Vision Pro has recently been officially launched, triggering a wave of unboxing frenzy in the market and sparking imagination about future immersive experiences. The long-dormant narrative and opportunities of the metaverse have once again been mentioned. What are the views of the crypto community on Vision Pro?

Apple Vision Pro Officially Launched

Apple officially released its VR headset device, Apple Vision Pro, which features dynamic eye tracking technology, high-performance image processing capabilities, gesture signal reception, and other functions, providing a new human-machine interface experience to the market, enhancing user experience and application scenarios for existing products.

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Some in the crypto community use Vision Pro to fill their rooms with the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, creating an alternative gallery application.

Impact of Apple Vision Pro on Metaverse Projects Summarized

In the crypto community, there have been numerous analyses and comments on the impact of Apple Vision Pro on the crypto ecosystem and metaverse industry. This article takes this opportunity to review the current views or plans of various metaverse projects regarding Apple Vision Pro.

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The Sandbox

Although Apple did not mention the metaverse at WWDC 2023 last year, The Sandbox's COO, Sebastian Borget, predicts that such applications will increasingly require the integration of Web3 and blockchain technology, and Apple will be forced to adopt this technology.

On the other hand, he also anticipates the integration of generative AI AIGC with VR capabilities to enhance the immersive experience in the metaverse.

Decentraland

Yemel Jardi, Executive Director of Decentraland, sees the significance of Apple Vision Pro for the entire industry because the metaverse needs a hardware foundation. Decentraland hopes to have better hardware. Additionally, Yemel points out that another key aspect is digital characters; based on operational experience, people find it difficult to interact with cartoon characters, but Vision Pro can help users create hyper-realistic digital characters to address this issue.

Based on the above, Yemel believes that Vision Pro can integrate well with Decentraland, allowing users to enter the metaverse using this device in the future.

Unity

Unity, the game engine with a partnership with Apple, launched the visionOS SDK at WWDC 2023, providing developers with Unity PolySpatial technology to create applications that can run on Apple Vision Pro, such as games, scene simulations, digital twins, and educational applications.

However, this feature is currently only available to Unity Pro, Unity Enterprise, or Unity Industry subscription users.

Render Network

The decentralized image rendering project, Render Network, has been rumored to potentially collaborate with Apple as its trademark has appeared multiple times in Apple's promotional videos and events, and its core technology is one of the most critical elements for VR and AR. Following the official launch of Apple Vision Pro, Render Network's parent company, OTOY, has released a simulation game called Archive on the Apple Store specifically for Apple Vision Pro, offering a space experience of "Star Trek" with hundreds of fully simulated scenes and items covering nearly 60 years of the series' history.

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Vision Pro Narrative Captivating, but Ecosystem Still Small

The launch of Apple Vision Pro undoubtedly has brought many crypto projects back into the market's spotlight, showcasing another level of immersive experience technology. Each project has high hopes for this device, hoping to advance the development of the metaverse industry.

Therefore, the road to seeing hardware drive widespread adoption of the metaverse is still long.