As Apple’s AR headset nears release, the leaks become a full stream. After a sprawling report describing the device itself, a new rumor describes a unique system for building apps, even if you can’t write a single line of code.
According to The Information, Apple is developing software that will simplify app creation so users can quickly create their own augmented reality apps. So quickly, in fact, that all they have to do is ask. As Wayne Ma explains, “With the software tools, Apple hopes that even people who don’t know computer code could tell the headset, via voice assistant Siri, to create an AR app that could then be made available. via the Apple App Store for others to download.
The unique tool would use technology from Fabric Software, which Apple acquired in 2017. According to Crunchbase, the company’s Fabric Engine “specializes in 3D animation tools, visual effects production, game development and High Performance Computing”, with a focus on procedural generation. . The popular survival game No Man’s Sky uses a similar system to generate a world with 18 quintillion planets to explore.
The information indicates that users will be able to use the software to create an application “with virtual animals moving in a room and on or around real objects without the need to design the animal from scratch and calculate its movement. in a 3D space with obstacles.” The report says that while the tool would be aimed at developers, all users could use analytics objects to use in their AR world.
The latest rumors say that Apple plans to release its so-called Reality One headset, which could cost up to $2,999, during a dedicated spring event.
