May 22, 2024 13:40:00

Microsoft announces 'Volumetric Apps' that enables Apple Vision Pro-like work by arranging windows in space with Windows and Meta Quest

Microsoft has announced a feature that links Windows and Meta Quest to enable operations such as 'positioning windows in 3D space' and 'moving 3D objects with your hands.' Microsoft calls the feature that positions windows in 3D space ' Volumetric Apps .'

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Volumetric Apps was announced at Microsoft's developer event 'Microsoft Build 2024,' which began on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The announcement about Volumetric Apps can be seen from about 1 hour 59 minutes 20 seconds in the video below.

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Put on Meta Quest in front of your PC.

Then, any windows open on your PC will be displayed in the space in front of you.

Hold your hand and a 3D object will appear.

You can pinch the 3D object with your hand and move it around. This 3D object appears to be an object being edited in the CAD app '

Creo '. The bottom left of the screen says 'Captured on Meta Quest 3', so you can see that the development of Volumetric Apps has progressed to the point where it can actually run on Meta Quest 3.

As you use your mouse and keyboard to control Creo, the appearance of your 3D objects changes in real time.

With Volumetric Apps, you can place windows in 3D space and work without being limited by the display area, while checking the appearance of the device you are designing in 3D space.

Microsoft is recruiting test developers for Volumetric Apps through the following form.

3D software and mixed reality
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbR35z8y2oNjBOmsgL_HrnYKlURU1XUlJYOEczWVlESUVHQUFWRlBQMjJSQy4u

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