Marco Arment

If you choose to look at the person standing far away, you will refocus your eyes and they will be in focus because you control your own eyes and you can look wherever you want. But the Apple Vision Pro and most other headsets have a fixed focal distance. So Casey can't look away from the main character, look at the background, refocus his eyes, and suddenly it becomes in focus.

If you choose to look at the person standing far away, you will refocus your eyes and they will be in focus because you control your own eyes and you can look wherever you want. But the Apple Vision Pro and most other headsets have a fixed focal distance. So Casey can't look away from the main character, look at the background, refocus his eyes, and suddenly it becomes in focus.

That's not how it works. It is essentially a video that he is looking at. They chose the depth of field when they recorded the video, and even though they're playing it back in a fancy way, there's no way for him to focus on that. And that's interesting when it comes to narrative because...

That's not how it works. It is essentially a video that he is looking at. They chose the depth of field when they recorded the video, and even though they're playing it back in a fancy way, there's no way for him to focus on that. And that's interesting when it comes to narrative because...

I think a lot of directors, especially anyone who's worked in traditional video, would say, that's a feature. I need to be able to control what's in focus and what's not in focus. That's one of the tools in my tool chest to making video content. And if you take that away from me... How am I supposed to do anything?

I think a lot of directors, especially anyone who's worked in traditional video, would say, that's a feature. I need to be able to control what's in focus and what's not in focus. That's one of the tools in my tool chest to making video content. And if you take that away from me... How am I supposed to do anything?

And then they'd have to talk to playwrights and play directors and say, okay, well, how do you do this in a play? In a play, the audience can focus wherever they want. There are different techniques they'd use to direct your attention because they can't really control your focal distance. But if they did that in a movie, you'd be like, this movie looks like a play.

And then they'd have to talk to playwrights and play directors and say, okay, well, how do you do this in a play? In a play, the audience can focus wherever they want. There are different techniques they'd use to direct your attention because they can't really control your focal distance. But if they did that in a movie, you'd be like, this movie looks like a play.

Why are there spotlights on people? Why are they suddenly in the dark when they're not talking anymore? The person gets sad, their head goes down, and now I can't see them anymore because they're in dark. That's not how the real world works. This is weird. Is this a play or is this a movie?

Why are there spotlights on people? Why are they suddenly in the dark when they're not talking anymore? The person gets sad, their head goes down, and now I can't see them anymore because they're in dark. That's not how the real world works. This is weird. Is this a play or is this a movie?

Obviously, we don't technically have the ability to make affordable, high fidelity headsets or AR glasses that allow you to change your focal distance. We talked about that Meta was doing a bunch of they have like two or three different prototypes of how to do that with motors and with other clever things that allow you to change where you're viewing your focal distance.

Obviously, we don't technically have the ability to make affordable, high fidelity headsets or AR glasses that allow you to change your focal distance. We talked about that Meta was doing a bunch of they have like two or three different prototypes of how to do that with motors and with other clever things that allow you to change where you're viewing your focal distance.

We also talked about the thing that I can't remember the acronym for, which is like. Not being able, what was that thing called? You guys know what I'm talking about, right? The thing where because you can't refocus your eyes, it can cause discomfort. Oh, yes.

We also talked about the thing that I can't remember the acronym for, which is like. Not being able, what was that thing called? You guys know what I'm talking about, right? The thing where because you can't refocus your eyes, it can cause discomfort. Oh, yes.

Yeah, there's some acronym. V-A-C. Yeah, there's something we talked about, which is which is a like a thing when you're inside these headsets, you feel like you should be able to look over there and refocus your eyes. And when it doesn't happen, it can cause eye strain or discomfort or all sorts of other stuff. And there's there's an acronym for that we talked about in the past, right? Like.

Yeah, there's some acronym. V-A-C. Yeah, there's something we talked about, which is which is a like a thing when you're inside these headsets, you feel like you should be able to look over there and refocus your eyes. And when it doesn't happen, it can cause eye strain or discomfort or all sorts of other stuff. And there's there's an acronym for that we talked about in the past, right? Like.

This is an interesting time here where we currently don't have the technology to do that, but if we did have the technology to do it, would we want to do it? Or would we disable that, for example, when watching an immersive movie? It's such an interesting time for this type of media that we should just try all the things, right?

This is an interesting time here where we currently don't have the technology to do that, but if we did have the technology to do it, would we want to do it? Or would we disable that, for example, when watching an immersive movie? It's such an interesting time for this type of media that we should just try all the things, right?

Just in the same way that when movies were first made, they were very much like we just put on a play and stuck a camera in front of it, and eventually... And filmmakers said, you know what, we can do different things in movies than you can do in place, and let's do them.

Just in the same way that when movies were first made, they were very much like we just put on a play and stuck a camera in front of it, and eventually... And filmmakers said, you know what, we can do different things in movies than you can do in place, and let's do them.