{"id":10537,"date":"2022-03-10T14:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1382319"},"modified":"2022-03-10T14:06:56","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T14:06:56","slug":"the-magic-leap-2-blurs-the-line-between-ar-and-vr-and-its-beautiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10537","title":{"rendered":"The Magic Leap 2 blurs the line between AR and VR \u2014 and it\u2019s beautiful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/span>The metaverse<\/a> has been here for a long time \u2014 it just hasn\u2019t been very good.<\/span><\/p>\n

The term, a conceptual catch-all of interconnected virtual spaces, has surged in the cultural zeitgeist since <\/span>Facebook changed its name to Meta<\/span><\/a>. Once simply the domain of gamers and niche commercial applications, a mainstream embrace of extended reality seems practically inevitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

The immediate problem with this future \u2014 whether you\u2019re excited, apprehensive, or otherwise \u2014 is that current extended reality<\/a> (XR) hardware just isn\u2019t ready for the metaverse. Not for mainstream consumers, anyway. The requisite headsets are too expensive, too bulky, or simply not good enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Magic Leap 2, which I recently tested in a brief curated demonstration, isn\u2019t quite ready for mainstream consumers either. Although the headset is poised to launch publicly later this year, you won\u2019t spot people wearing it to brunch and taking holographic photos of their avocado toast.<\/span><\/p>\n

But \u2014 god help us all \u2014 that future might not be so far away after all. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Magic Leap 2 enticingly blurs the line between AR<\/a> and VR<\/a> with hardware that makes a better case for the metaverse than any singular device I\u2019ve used to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

Perhaps more importantly, the Magic Leap 2 is the first time I\u2019ve used an XR device and thought: this is something I would actually <\/span>want<\/span><\/i> to use. Compared to the competition (<\/span>HoloLens 2<\/span><\/a> being its most obvious rival), it feels less like a proof-of-concept, and more like a practical tool.<\/span><\/p>\n

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