New Spatial Persona on Apple Vision Pro is MUCH Better!

As of this week, Vision Pro users can set up a spatial Persona, which is a new version of a Persona that's designed to make it feel like you're interfacing with other people right in the same room. We thought we'd test out the spatial Persona feature to see how it works and whether it's an improvement over the regular Persona option.
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[@AlexPrevost]

That actually looks a lot better. Can’t wait for the third generation device improvements 😂

[@brendagray3220]

That may be in 10 years

[@arandomguy46]

@@brendagray3220 why would it take 10 years to roll out an update?

[@user-zp6kt6ni2l]

@@arandomguy46 More like 3-5 yrs. BTW We will see visionOS 2.0 next June.

[@CaioDaSilva-tw1lz]

Then i'll be able to buy this one 😂

[@petermunoz-bennett386]

I’ve tried this on my AVP and it blows me away. Three of us sat on the couch and watched a movie together on Apple TV+. (To answer questions in advance: All three of us had Vision Pros, all three of us had our own subscription to Apple TV+, all of us were sitting on our respective couches in our own real space, but in spatial personas it seemed like we were sitting next to each other on the same couch at my home.)

[@Nicktals]

If one of you got up and moved around was that represented? Or did you manually align each call box on the couch and then each person stayed there even if they moved around their own environment?

[@Nicktals]

Try to sneak a peak of the back of their head. Lol. Interesting trick.

[@patrickgaerlan]

These actually look great. I’m impressed at the rate Apple improved it.

[@hiddenstar6628]

Seems like a scifi movie in real life

[@augustogalindo8687]

Kind of like Star Wars calls haha

[@X139T]

just let Apple cook imagine the vision 5… ✨ What a time to be alive

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Apple will go bust before vision 5

[@X139T]

@@dayeah765caoni3 yeah the richest and most powerful consumer product company in the history of the world is going to go but in the next 10 years.

[@deltagen.201]

that… looks A LOT less uncanny valley than personas originally. that’s nice.

[@JeffPom]

This looks really cool!

[@lucianoalbuq]

Ok this is insane

[@ff_user]

Right? It's so creepy and cool at the same time. 😱

[@pimisi]

Way better than the initial. It looks really cool now

[@atRushikesh]

Imagine you are in the flow state in your work, and someone walks past you 😂

[@thadeacon]

Wow this is pretty crazy… moving forward this is gonna change the way we communicate in general

[@GustavoMdMc]

Imagine how this will be in the VisionPro 3 or 4 omg scary

[@classic1413]

This looks sooooo good.

[@mustang607]

It'll be easier to have a meeting Jedis with Princess Leia.

[@siegfried19888]

Wish I could use it. But can't afford it

[@DeepDishPizza]

Then get a better job kid.

[@macphreak]

You’re gonna have to rescan for a new persona cause you’re looking slim, Dan! Nice work, keep it up! 💪🏽 My wife and I have been eating smaller meals recently to be healthier for our daughter. Looks like you’ve found what’s working for you. 👍🏽 Thanks for the Vision Pro updates! Excited for more social apps! 🙌🏽

[@donkeefe6222]

That is really awesome

[@raymondharris7226]

Thanks

[@Mooooooof]

this is one of the coolest things Apple has done in a while 👀

[@PawFromTheBroons]

This looks IMPRESSIVELY better than upon release.

[@JamieTorontoAtkinson]

I would love to see each user be able to upload from their own respective accounts into the shared freeform app. I would also like to see the ability for users place objects in a shared space from their own accounts or a shared resource. Also I would love to see others be able to join like ipad or iphone users in sharing experiences as well. Like does the limit of 5 users apply to freeform which can also have its own users.

[@petermunoz-bennett386]

Actually, that can all be done right now on AVP in the app called InSpaze. It is glitchy right now, so that’s probably why Apple isn’t pushing it so hard yet, but when they get all the glitches out, and they add spatial personas it will be even better than it already is right now.

[@James-lw3gi]

There are other videos out showing more of the capability. Users can indeed place digital objects. I saw one where a two people were looking at the object and both could manipulate it; move it around, change its size etc. it makes collaboration a lot more tangible

[@kornflakesjunkie]

Sir Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington

[@urbanvr]

It's actually a game changer. And I'm all in...

[@welphereiam]

Wow they look great

[@gospizana]

This looks so good it makes you wonder why they ever launched with the older personas in the first place.

[@Tonabillity]

Because it’s an unprecedented device using bleeding edge technology, during this entirely new paradigm where ongoing upgrades are to be expected 🤷🏾 But you knew that

[@gospizana]

@@Tonabillity I also know that companies conduct market research studies prior to launching goods or services. I find it hard to believe that Apple didn’t get feedback from said studies of people telling them the old personas looked uncanny.

[@Tonabillity]

@@gospizana Apparently they said, don’t worry about it, we’ll handle it in the upgrade. They STILL look uncanny compared to the NEXT upgrade. A decade from now, the whole gizmo will look like a tinker toy 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@DaricLife]

Seems like the ghosts that live in Hogwarts

[@skrewxdgaming]

Cyberpunk 2077 living to what they depicted. Just a matter of time before I can quick hack your screen and monitors and life vitals hooked up to the interface just to make your life hard. & who knows business possibilities.

[@thomast7748]

This technology will cut the air traffic by 3 and the office prices by 4. In 10 years , we will look the same in 2X more productive virtual meetings.

[@alejmc]

Agreed! Except that companies still insist on forcing people to go back to the office “or else”. I get it for jobs that require presence but for office work where people are just connecting with someone else around the world on teams and slack? Give me a break… the truckers, food deliveries, postman, etc etc would greatly appreciate the halved traffic too.

[@michaelkork3197]

Maybe it’s better to do first person videos in a well light room in the sun and not in the black studio with a light hitting your face.

[@TheEpiCool]

jedi ghosts

[@shapeofsoup]

Just had a bit of a realization. Pretty sure Apple is bringing spacial personas to iOS, maybe even this year.

[@FSK1138]

so ......ghosts 👻 you a ghost now 😅

[@thatchwhistle]

Soon, I won’t even need to exist at all. I’ll encompass the ether with my digital AI persona having created an ideal existence parsed from my dna/chromosomal code at birth. I’m okay with that.

[@ipman2754]

You haven't got your money back yet?

[@dee4071]

Apple keeps 💩ing on Meta just by software updates! 😂😂😂

[@chasewick]

Hilarious that he wears a The North Face hoodie. Dudes never been a hike in his life.

[@basimalthani7861]

It’s more creepy

[@ridgero]

They Vision Pro Hype is finally over

[@DeepDishPizza]

No it isn’t. I used mine for work every single day.

[@macman2141]

The hype not started yet! #Patience

[@KythForsa]

Fascinating. Still a gimmick for elitist tech jerks at that price though.

[@DeepDishPizza]

It’s not a gimmick. It’s the future.

[@Tonabillity]

Once the device becomes more affordable, I hope my CGI assets brings as much joy to people as the butterfly and dinosaurs did. BTW, I was called everything under the sun in JR high school, so I’m used to it. 🤷🏾 Apparently, some kids NEVER grow up

[@James-lw3gi]

Why do they have to be elitist tech jerks? I’m a single dad with money to burn. Nothing elitist about me. Just keen to watch media with a huge OLED screen

[@Tonabillity]

@@James-lw3gi Apparently some people HATE to see others get what they want from life 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@Steve-racer]

Apple vision at this price is a turd, 💩 swirling around the toilet getting ready to complete its flush.

[@DeepDishPizza]

Awww, someone sounds like cheapskate.

[@Steve-racer]

@@DeepDishPizza jmo I’m not stupid with my money.

[@APU658]

Just say you have a scarcity mindset but $3500 is nothing. What can $3500 give you in this economy? I rather spend my money on the Vision Pro then to spend it on rent, insurance, and other useless stuff that that have no resale value. You have a scarcity mindset. I will always make money as long as I am alive. I will always buy stuffs that I like and can afford. I spend $3500 and I get it back in 2 weeks.

[@DeepDishPizza]

@@Steve-racer Nope, you’re a cheapskate. It’s ok. No judgement.

[@Steve-racer]

If you look at my post, I said it was a turd for the money. For $3500 it is subpar equipment. It’s not I don’t have the money or I’m cheap. The value is not there for $3500. Apple is laughing all the way to the bank just like when they charge $200 for another 8 GB of ram.