Apple Vision Pro for Creators: A Beginner's Guide to Building Immersive Experiences

Introduction

Welcome to Apple Vision Pro for Creators, a guide for learning how to create spatial computing experiences on the Apple Vision Pro. If you’re reading this book, you probably have an idea of what Apple’s headset is, but you might not fully appreciate how it fits in with the dozens of virtual reality headsets, augmented reality glasses, and other “tools of the future” that you can buy on the Internet. What advantage does a $3500 headset offer over a $150 pair of glasses or competitors’ high-end gear like the Microsoft HoloLens?

To answer the question, we must first take a trip through the industry jargon that has sprung up as companies struggle to find some way not to use the words virtual reality or augmented reality with their products. ...