1/ Short thread on 12k @pimaxofficial Reality Series announced:
$2,399 coming Q4 2022
QLED (combines OLED+LED)
1200 PPI
35 PPD
200Hz
Foveated Rendering via Tobii eye tracking
Full-body & facial expression tracking
Standalone with split rendering with XR2
2/ The 12K Pimax Reality Series feels like a VR headset that you'd create if you jammed every single VR enthusiast feature in without any concern for weight or cost.
How will it feel?
It'll have 200-degree horizonal FOV, with 135-degree vertical FOV & a 118-degree binocular FOV.
3/ Whenever you have that big of a field of view on a VR HMD, then it inevitably has some distortion. @pimaxofficial claims to have both a new patented anti-distortion algorithm, new bionic lens, & foveated rendering powered by Tobii eye tracking.
We'll wait & see how it feels.
4/ You might assume that the 12k @pimaxofficial Reality Series VR headset would be a PCVR HMD, but it's actually a wireless, All-in-One HMD, with swappable battery, & a Qualcomm XR2 chip for split rendering, WiFi6E, and a 60GHz high bandwidth connection.
5/ They also talked about QLED, which is some sort of new combination of tradeoffs between LED & OLED.
Their 12K resolution will have 1200 pixels per inch & 35 pixels per degree.
One metric that I DIDN'T see reported during the press conference was how much this thing weighs.
6/ Like I said, this headset feels like they threw in every single feature possible. Here's some more of the features + extensible third party modules, also auto-IPD adjustment.
Full press conference:
7/ Like many different VR companies, @pimaxofficial is jumping on the Metaverse train trying to tie their new 12K Pimax Reality features as being fundamental to the metaverse.
This usage of violates Parisi's Rule #5. The Metaverse is Hardware-Independent.
8/ Pimax did mention they're working on a VR Station sort of like a mini-computer optimized for PCVR gaming. They didn't mention a price, but potentially sort of like a higher-end console to make it a real standalone device, since not sure if any content can run on device.
9/ That's some highlights on @pimaxofficial's Pimax Reality 12K QLED that I had from watching their online press conference.
Again, it's a kitchen sink device that we don't how much it weighs & costs $2,399 & not coming until Q4 2022 (over a year from now)
END/ Some final slides I screencapture from the Pimax presentation showing:
* A bump in refresh rate to 200Hz (probably thanks to foveated rendering)
* Relative comparisons of their bionic lens
* Differences for PCVR vs Standalone mode specs
* Discounts for previous Pimax owners.
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2/ Here's the agenda for today:
10a PDT #Connect2021 Keynote
11:20a: A bunch of developer sessions go live (presumably pre-recorded)
11:45a Developer State of the Union
2p Connect with @ID_AA_Carmack
5p Spacewalk from the ISS (sneak peak of VR Spacewalk)
1/ THREAD covering Facebook's #F8 Refresh and the specific VR & AR announcements for developers.
We'll see if we get any new information on Project Aria AR project, new VR news, or other spatial toolkits or XR products.
They're refocusing on developers. facebook.com/FacebookforDev…
2/ Super short intro from Zuckerberg. Brief mention of Spark AR as a "foundational tech for building the metaverse."
PyTorch for rapid prototyping.
3/ @papamiltiadisk Platform Partnerships talking about business messaging, business tools, creator tools, & AI Platforms. Lots of remote work stuff so far.
1/ THREAD covering a #NeuroRights gathering co-sponsored by @FBRealityLabs & @Columbia_NTC's @neuro_rights called "Noninvasive Neural Interfaces: Ethical Considerations Conference."
They'll be Looking at the ethical implications of XR technologies from neuroscience POV.
2/ Looking at the tech stack for #WebXR (interesting to see watches included in the discussion of WebXR) + the schedule for the day for the WebXR Developer Summit.
3/ @mrdoob have a bit of history & context in the evolution of @threejs, and then answered some questions about the most popular, open source graphics library on the web.
I'm watching #Vivecon, where @htcvive is announcing 2 new VR HMDs (embargo lifted at 9a). @RtoVR has specs on the Vive Focus 3, enterprise-oriented, $1,300 price, 120° FoV, new controllers, (2,448 x 2,448) per-eye, swappable battery. roadtovr.com/htc-vive-focus…
2/ @Htcvive's single one-off cost of $1300 for Vive Focus 3 is interesting since Oculus Quest 2 for Business is $799, but I believe Facebook requires some additional recurring subscription requirements for their Workplace for Facebook & perhaps more.
3/ Vive Business was announced at #Vivecon.
New app Vive Sync was added to their Vive XR Suite.
New Vive Business App Store to sell enterprise XR apps.
New Vive Business Device Management System.
[A number of these do have subscription options, bringing parity to Oculus]
3/ TREEHOUSE IN THE SHADE by @1001vrchat and SCRN is one of my favorite @VRChat worlds.
It's got the most impressive array of worldscale shader effects that transport you to MANY different realities. Play w/ the controls, but also let someone else drive. vrchat.com/home/world/wrl…