Just twelve days after its release in the United States, Apple Vision Pro already excites one very strong interest in the scientific community. Much more than any other augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) device, the Cupertino company’s latest innovation is real disturbing element. Disruptive because its impact goes far beyond most of the latest innovations of the last 15 years. Research on human-machine interaction, medical and health applications or surgery, all areas that the Apple Vision Pro is poised to revolutionize.

A device with a futuristic flavor

Described by Apple as goldDinner spatiallyit’s easy the most advanced mixed reality headset ever created. Its technical capabilities are simply insane: a 23 million pixel screen capable of displaying the environment in which its user is located with a latency of just 12 milliseconds.

A technology based on four indoor cameras which always follow the wearer’s eye movements. Eight external cameras are responsible for filming what the user has around them. Then practically anything (or almost) becomes possible: superimposing information into the field of vision, completely immersing yourself in a fictional environment, projecting screens and objects into the environment and interacting with them with a finger movement. The conceivable applications are very numerous.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman called the Vision Pro the “best.” more impressive after the iPhone “. For Dima Damen, a computer vision specialist at the University of Bristol, UK, The potential of the helmet is also enormous : “ A laptop, not a pocket computer [un téléphone mobile]could represent the future “.

To fully exploit the potential of Vision Pro, it is not enough to limit yourself to simple technical considerations. Her Application potentialThat too is colossal.

Applications beyond VR

The system gauze and a pinch (look and pinch) that the helmet rests on is relatively similar to one System developed in 2017 by Ken Pfeuffer, a researcher specializing in human-computer interaction at Aarhus University in Denmark.

Its simplicity allows users to naturally navigate the virtual environment and interact with digital content without having to use a traditional device such as a keyboard or mouse. For People with limited mobilitythat is a significant advantage.

As far as accessibility goes, it’s quite simple, no computing device has ever been this wide before. Such a navigation system is a huge advance for people who can no longer use their hands precisely. In This eliminates the need for physical handling of a device, it can help people who have had difficulty accessing online information and services.

In France, ” People with disabilities (…), represent one in five people affected by digital exclusion ” accordingly a report of the Senate 2020. A significant part, what could decrease if devices like the Vision Pro became more widely available.

If a company the size of Apple adopts this technology, it could also accelerate research and development in this particular area while attracting funding and encouraging collaborations.

Impact on health and surgery

The potential of Vision Pro in the medical field is also immense. Jan Egger and Jens Kleesiek from Essen University Hospital are considering using headphones as a diagnostic aid. Thanks to its eye tracking, it could help detect mild symptoms such as dizziness.

What’s even more interesting is that this technology could detect early signs of a stroke (stroke) or even dementia persecution specific patterns of eye movements. The main advantage is that Vision Pro can provide very accurate data in real time, which would speed up diagnosis and enable earlier intervention.

Beyond the diagnosis, that’s all the field of surgery which could be turned on its head. Because the headset can overlay digital information directly onto the real world, surgeons could work with an expanded view of their surgical field.

For example, during an operation, a surgeon might have his eye on holograms depicting delicate vascular structures or other key anatomical features. An overlay of information that would then reduce the risk of errors and secure processes.

Towards a new era of computing

For Apple CEO Tim Cook, the Vision Pro marks that “ Beginning of a new era in computer science “. A new paradigmwhere the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds become thinner until they completely merge.

Cook’s vision is shared by other researchers like Damen. “ It will transform our society, just as previous technologies like cell phones did (…) This technology could certainly provide us with accelerated paths to progress.” she explains.

In the long term, integrating VR/AR into our daily lives could profoundly change our behavior, our perception of the world and even our perception the structure of our brain. However, this continued contact with the virtual also gives cause for concern: “ This forecast can be changed in several ways » warned Damen. In addition, progress in generative AI is accelerating and with it the risk of image manipulation.

The Apple Vision Pro is much more than a simple technological shift, it may be the goal greatest disruptive potential since the advent of the smartphone. Although their contributions in many areas are undeniable, history has also taught us that such powerful technology can lead to disturbing excesses. Would you dream of a world where everyone is constantly equipped with a headset like this? A headset that would allow us to stop seeing our environment as it really is, to be able to calmly project onto it what we want, to no longer have to deal with what doesn’t suit us pleases? At the moment it’s science fiction or dystopian fantasy at worst. However, consideration of the ethical, psychological and social implications of such advances remains fundamental for this technology to remain a supportive and supportive measure no substitute for human experience.

• Scientists already consider the potential of the Apple Vision Pro to be revolutionary.
• They could bring enormous progress beyond leisure time: improving human-machine interaction, use for medical diagnostics or surgery.
• This certainly marks the beginning of a new era in computer science, in which certain deviations are still possible.

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