Meta is testing a brand new window format characteristic for its Quest line of VR headsets. This characteristic gives flexibility in window placement and may enhance multitasking capabilities inside VR environments.
Beforehand, Meta Quest allowed customers to show solely three home windows positioned side-by-side. This restricted the flexibility to rearrange home windows in a approach that optimized workflow.
The brand new characteristic, at present in testing, combines two window placement choices:
- Three fixed-position home windows: These home windows preserve a set location throughout the digital setting.
- Three freely moveable home windows: These home windows could be positioned anyplace within the person’s VR house, just like the window placement system supplied by Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.
Whereas there appear to be areas for enchancment in visible high quality and efficiency in comparison with Imaginative and prescient Professional, the brand new format appears to be like like a giant step in the direction of higher management by the customers over their VR workspace.
Additionally, that is the second time Meta has been inspired by Apple in 2 weeks. Final week, we reported that Meta’s upcoming Horizon OS replace (previously Quest OS) will introduce enhancements to window administration in VR. This comes after Apple reportedly rejected Meta AI due to privacy concerns, and their historical past.
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