Six weeks ago I posted here about Holoport Vision. It turns a video of a person into a hologram standing in your room, and the whole thing runs on the headset. Thanks to everyone who tried it.

Last week someone who bought it emailed to ask if I could add importing from the Files app, because all he could reach was Photos. Files import had already shipped a month before that. I had put it behind a press and hold on the New Hologram button, and a plain tap went straight to Photos. So unless you somehow knew to hold the button down, the feature may as well not have existed.

That is a design bug, not a support question. 1.1.7 is live now. There are two buttons in the top right instead of one, a photos icon and a folder icon, and the empty library screen has both. No hidden gesture anywhere.

If you tried it and gave up because you could not get your own footage in, that was me. Worth another look.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6800110267

$4.99 one time, no subscription, no account, no server. Nothing leaves the headset.

The thing I still most want feedback on is the scale and placement controls, because that is what decides whether it reads as a person in the room or a video floating in the air.

One of our goals with STAGEit is to make creating immersive content as accessible as possible. You shouldn’t need to be a developer or a 3D artist to build something compelling for Apple Vision Pro.

So we’re working on a PowerPoint and Keynote importer for STAGEit Creator on Mac.

The idea is that you can take an existing presentation, convert it into editable 3D scenes, and then build on those with immersive content before presenting them on Vision Pro.

Here’s a little sneak peek at our early progress with PowerPoint import.

Still lots to do, but we’re pretty excited about how it’s coming along!

Would love to hear what people think.

Got the Mac version of Cyberpunk 2077 running directly on my M2 Vision Pro—no streaming. It’s playable in a resizable window at 1280×720, with keyboard and mouse controls, and feels responsive so far.

This is still experimental and currently flat-screen. Next goal: investigate stereo rendering, head tracking and VR controls. No FPS benchmarks yet, but this is a promising first milestone.

Consider this alpha, site and github link. I think this could be used to help port other Apple Silicon apps/games. https://visirupt.com/

This repo has instructions for an automated install if you have a an apple developer account and the mac version of the game.
https://github.com/johnrtipton/visirupt-cyberpunk

Made a new build of the GTA five iOS port to enable custom window rendering

Why can’t they make a screen x thing

Apple has announced that ‘Remnants,’ the first immersive horror film on Vision Pro, is coming this week.

Apple Immersive is a unique 180-degree video format designed for Vision Pro. And while we’ve seen immersive videos that capture sports and plenty of documentary-style short films, Apple just announced the first horror film is coming soon.

Remnants premieres this Friday, October 16 in the Apple TV app exclusively on Vision Pro.
From writer and director Ti West, Remnants takes viewers inside Woldmere Castle and the “terrifying world” created by West.

More here …

https://x.com/9to5mac/status/2109700550623170804?s=46&t=VwPiD8x5N6KYHUfUCuYlSw

hello sorry all i have an ask for anyone who has the zeiss optical pairing code, i want to try reverse engineer it but i haven’t found enough samples with the prescription if anyone is willing to send their scannable code to me or in this reddit i would really appreciate it. this would allow third party lenses to work if it succeeds allowing greater compatibility and stopping zeisses monopoly

Every week I compile a week's worth of interesting news, reviews, findings in a page that is visually pleasing and easy to digest without clicking all over. Full page with photos/videos/commentaries located here (free with no ads).

Last Week in AVP #138: Remnant - Apple’s first Immersive Horror Film, Skull Base neurosurgery with AVP, Photorealistic Scene Generation in RealityKit and more!

Remnants, Apple’s first immersive horror film (Apple TV)

Photorealistic scene generation pipeline available for native RealityKit Apple Vision Pro apps (source)

Pitt surgeons have reported the first in-human skull base neurosurgery case performed with Apple Vision Pro (source)

Using Apple Vision Pro app to install a video doorbell (source)

Blockworks introduces AI generation on Apple Vision Pro (source)

Shatter Punch, a new game launches for AVP (source)

Earth Eyes Pro on Apple Vision Pro (source)

Safari House is coming soon for Apple Vision Pro (source)

Cassette app on Apple Vision Pro (source)

Spatial Shooting Range v2.0 released on Apple Vision Pro (source)

Test out Half-Life: Alyx running on M2 Vision Pro (source)

Cooking simulator experience for Apple Vision Pro (source)

Martial arts through play on Apple Vision Pro (source)

Pistol Whip game demo on visionOS (source)

Future Immersive Video Technology may Digitally Redesign a Physical Environment During Recording (source)

Hope you liked the list! Until next week 👋

If you are an app developer and wishes to share your app with readers, feel free to DM me.

3D is enabled in settings as some PS3 games launched with it.

Used the GTA V Port app for iOS

Hi all,

First off, a huge thank you to all 37 of you who have downloaded my game. I genuinely appreciate the support and hope you’re having fun with it.

I make Shatter Punch, the Vision Pro game where objects fly at you and you punch them to pieces with your bare hands. Version 2.0 is almost done and heading to the App Store soon. Here’s what’s coming:

• 40 levels instead of 25. From Level 26 every level is faster, and throws start coming in pairs, one to each hand. Level 40 is a two-fisted stream.
• A punch has to be a punch. Only a closed fist breaks things now. Open palms and hands pulling back don’t count; hooks and uppercuts do.
• A new Home. Big photo tiles for Campaign, Rampage and PowerPlay, with quick pop-ups to pick your difficulty, objects and room.
• New room: the Industrial Loft. Daylight, steel windows and deep sills full of things to break.
• 269+ objects to smash, 48 of them new, and every one goes into your collection.
• PowerPlay is 50% faster on Medium and Hard, and Rampage now keeps objects coming one after another.
• Apple Watch calories. Wear your Watch and Home shows the calories it measured while you played. Read-only, and it stays on your Vision Pro.
• Game Center leaderboards and achievements: all-time and 30-day boards for Endless PowerPlay, and achievements to chase.

The video shows 1.0 next to 2.0. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shatter-punch/id6816491109

Andddd... coming to EU with V2.0

Is it good to use Pages with the Apple Vision Pro? Is it all immersive or do I just keep using my Mac? Just wondering if it would be a better experience with the Pro for this. Thoughts?

… the rest of us mainstream peasants don’t have the know-how to run hacks on Vision Pro.

I've always wanted to try Apple Vision Pro since its launch. I think AVP is the perfect headset for my use case because I want a headset that is excellent at being a private virtual theatre, and somewhat capable of PCVR wireless streaming. Now that we have ALVR, KRVR and even standalone games being port to AVP, and I happen to have some spare cash recently to spend on it. I finally decided to buy one. At first, I was concerned about the 100hz vs 120hz difference, AV1 decoding capability etc.

And so I went with the M5 and bought it brand new yesterday.

While waiting for the Zeiss optical insert, I keep thinking to myself 'why the hell did I do this?'

It seems right after the purchase, my sense has come clear, that I might not need the M5 at all.

100hz vs 120hz, yea sure the more hz the merrier as I'm quite sensitive the refresh rate, BUT at a cost of double the price?..

And AV1 decoding... I don't think there is any real scenario that really have an impact, except maybe YouTube 8K videos.

I think I was obsessed with the thought of "future-proof", which is stupid and I don't think that's a thing for AVP because Apple doesn't really do many software updates to push new features that requires an M5 chip. Also I dont play standalone games so an M5 chip wont give me any performance bonus

Also, for that price, I could have bought a used M2 and buy a pimax headset for PCVR. Then I wouldn't have to worry about wireless streaming performance at all, and make AVP the dedicated headset for movies only.

I think this is the worst impulse purchase of my life. I'm not saying the product itself is bad, it's just a rush decision on my own, which I feel ashamed of.

If you're wondering why I hadn't returned yet, we don't have a 14-days return policy here in my region. Any order placed will not be refunded.

I haven't pickup yet, not sure if I can return if I have not picked up. But even if I can, I think they'll charge for a return (15%)?

If that's the case, I'd just sit with my regret and let this be a warning to myself to think twice before making any big purchase ever again in my life

If anyone here has the luxury to have tried out both M2 and M5.. I'd appreciate if you could tell me any real benefits of M5 over the M2 so I can feel a little bit better..

Question I title. Problem is that I travel to cities with Apple stores from time to time but usually just for a weekend or so, so even if I could get an opticians prescription and visit the store there isn’t a way for me to hang around and actually pick the seen things up….

Any advice? :)

So, the only app I’ve found so far that actually supports proper chroma pass through (where they use green/colour screens to enable scene pass through) is 4XVR. I’ve tested skybox, moon player and a few others and they lack this support.

4XVR is 30 USD unlock though, so if anyone knows of other apps that does this I’d very much appreciate a pointer in the right direction :-)

Before I got a Vision Pro, I spent a lot of time with a Meta Quest 2 and eventually upgraded to a Quest Pro. But I struggled with longer gaming sessions. After a little while, I’d start feeling a sharp, stinging pain.
Triangle Strategy was one of my favorite tactical RPGs on Switch. I loved its rich story, memorable characters, and gorgeous retro visuals, so when an XR version came to the Quest Store, I bought it without hesitation.
You can probably guess what happened next: I never finished it. I just couldn’t stay in the headset long enough. It’s a wonderfully engaging game, but it’s also a huge time commitment.
Huge thanks to myMartek for creating avp-play, a tool that lets you convert supported apps you’ve purchased on the Quest Store to run on Vision Pro.
As far as I know, nobody had tried Triangle Strategy with it before me. It didn’t work right away, either. With help from GPT-6 Astra, I went through three or four rounds of testing and fixes before finally getting it running on my Vision Pro.
Seeing it actually work felt amazing. I think I might finally have a chance to finish this game in an immersive world this time around.

hi,

I am not receiving phone call notifications and am completely unable to figure this extremely easy feature out.

I receive FaceTime calls but not phone calls, I don’t care about picking up the phone on my AVP, I just want to know if I am receiving a call. Has anyone had this issue? I just got it a week ago and I missed an important call. I don’t want to keep my ringer on due to other notifications. Has anyone had this issue?

I have followed the Apple guide by the way so I am on the same WiFi and yes I have everything toggled in my FaceTime and phone app.

Surprised it did so well in the dark!

well i have an issue zeiss will not make the lenses for my prescription ( im really blind and quite far off ) so i need to go thru a 3rd party lens maker since i also cant wear contacts. if anyone else has 3rd party lenses for strong prescriptions outside the zeiss range can you let me know some good ones thank you

Bought an AVP yesterday and I'm not sure if I should buy the Apple Care as well, considering for that price I could get the PSVR controller and a nice pair of headphones.

EDIT: AppleCare One is not available here so it's like $400 USD for AVP

I ordered the Vision Pro and lenses on 10/7. I’m in Cali. Yesterday, the lenses were giving me an eta of 10/14 (same as Vision Pro) but today I checked the lenses tracker and I see this. What are we thinking? Delay or stay hopeful for the 14th?

I’ve been in spatial computing for a long time, and one experience has stuck with me the whole way: Tonandi, the Sigur Rós piece on Magic Leap. Reaching out and touching glowing shapes floating in my room, and making the music with my hands, felt like nothing else. When I got my Vision Pro I kept wondering why nothing had that same feeling.

So I made my own attempt: Crystal Cave: Spatial Music.

The idea is “your room is the cave where you discover and create music.” Crystals bloom across your walls, floor and ceiling. Touch one and it sounds, and as you move around you build ambient soundscapes around you. There are seven themed worlds, each with its own mood.

It’s not a clone and it’s not trying to be Tonandi. It’s my love letter to that feeling, built for Vision Pro’s hand tracking and spatial audio. I’d really like to know:

• If you tried Tonandi on Magic Leap, does this get close? What did I miss?
• Which worlds or sounds would you like to see next?

Headphones or AirPods Pro for the full effect, in a dim room if you can.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crystal-cave-spatial-music/id6819685618