Twitter hires former Apple designers to strengthen AR / VR field

ByChristopher

Twitter cooperating with NBA and Samsung to provide 360 ​​degree movies of the NBA Final in 2016 and showing a move to advance into the VR field has hired Apple's former designer as director of new AR · VR team director It turned out that it is a policy to strengthen AR and VR fields in the future. .

Twitter Dives Into AR and VR, Hires Ex-Apple Designer to Lead New Team
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I was appointed Director in charge of the AR · VR teamAlessandro SabatelliMr. Apple, who served as UI designer of iOS, OS X · watchOS for 5 years, started up developing AR · VR contentIxomoxiHe is a person who has the experience of working as a CEO. Upload VR of VR related media first reported Mr. Sabatelli 's assumption, after which Twitter approved Mr. Sabatelli' s inauguration.The VergeAccording to Mr. Sabatelli on TwitterTwitter CortexIt is said that he leads the AR team in the development department.

Mr. Sabatelli worked at Ixomoxi, an AR / VR company targeted at the Millennial generation born in the music festival from the 1980s to the early 2000s, is focusing on providing "future music experience", and in 2016 In the beginning we released an application for Gear VR called Lucy.

ByRachel Docherty

Although Twitter offers a 360 degree movie of NBA Final, a 360 degree movie that can be watched on Twitter is not directly embedded, but when opening the URL NBA tweeted, another site is displayed It is a specification that you can watch a 360 degree movie, and it is a fact that it is lagging behind Facebook which incorporates 360 degrees movie service even at the same SNS.

However, as Mr. Sabatelli took office, Twitter as well as Facebook mentioned above are expected to strengthen areas such as AR and VR. When Twitter advances development of AR · VR, what kind of new function comes up or whether you are considering a completely new service, I am concerned about the development of Twtter in the future.