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Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

#11
Im sitting in England unable to test this.

But I swear Im getting the vibe from preview videos that hand interactions with windows etc have what looks like a 100ms lag on them.

Can anyone confirm if there is lag when moving objects around in this thing?

Cos that would wear on any user fast.

( I hope it doesn't I'm really looking forward to this, Im just wondering if its as perfect interactionwise as iphones are )

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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post #11

Im sitting in England unable to test this. But I swear Im getting the vibe from preview videos that hand interactions with windows etc have what looks like a 100ms lag on them. Can anyone confirm if there is lag when moving objects around in this thing? Cos that would wear on any user fast. ( I hope it doesn't I'm really looking forward to this, Im just wondering if its as perfect interactionwise as iphones are )

Not in my experience, it’s super smooth. There is clunkyness with actually selecting a screen when multiple things are layered however.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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I completely agree on the extra overhead for opening new windows, and this authors thoughts on the pass-through quality. For myself I don’t think I realized how much I just look around while I’m thinking or working on some thing else but the Apple Vision Pro makes that very obvious as things light up, expand, etc. I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device and as things stand right now I’m not s…

> I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device

Same until I got the keyboard. Most of my iPads collected dust in a corner because I don’t really do that much consumption.

Then I got the Magic Keyboard and my iPad basically replaced my laptop. I use it for almost all my non-coding work. Even to give talks and workshops at conferences. The battery life is amazing, the form factor super convenient, and it fits on airplanes or in your lap perfectly.

Nowadays my laptop mostly works as a desktop computer sitting in its dock hooked into a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. Useful only for very serious work.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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14 days seems like a ridiculously short trial period for a first generation device if Apple were really serious about this platform

If you need more than 14 days, it seems a purchase upfront isn't the best idea to begin with. What would be better is to either borrow or rent it from someone/some place that already has one.

Making a purchase is very different from getting one to try. Beyond a 14 days return policy, you start getting abuse from people trying to exploit the exchange policy.

As many people say, 14 days is kind of a standard. Many companies have even fewer days so read the fine print before you buy. If you don't like the return policy, don't buy it.

If you absolutely have to have one on Day 1 but don't feel 14 days is sufficient, maybe evaluate why you need it on Day 1? Wait for some other people to have it in their hands, and the rentals/loans usually start a few weeks after launch.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

#16

14 days seems like a ridiculously short trial period for a first generation device if Apple were really serious about this platform

I still find it quite odd that the west (or at least the US) has decided that we're entitled to a trial period with things we purchase. It's an incredibly wasteful practice and one that isn't at all common in a lot of other places on the planet. I know people who've moved to Europe who were in for a rude awakening when they tried returning things to the local shop just 'cause.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

#17
This is partly reminiscent of the oft-discussed broader lament (or advantage, if you prefer!) of the current state of the VR interface - the physical overheads, or baseload.

Coming to terms with, not just the new advantages brought by VR, but also the new constraints, the new annoyances and workarounds - especially prevalent at the cutting edge of tech, as we all know.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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post #13

I completely agree on the extra overhead for opening new windows, and this authors thoughts on the pass-through quality. For myself I don’t think I realized how much I just look around while I’m thinking or working on some thing else but the Apple Vision Pro makes that very obvious as things light up, expand, etc. I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device and as things stand right now I’m not s…

> I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device Same until I got the keyboard. Most of my iPads collected dust in a corner because I don’t really do that much consumption. Then I got the Magic Keyboard and my iPad basically replaced my laptop. I use it for almost all my non-coding work. Even to give talks and workshops at conferences. The battery life is amazing, the form factor super convenient, a…

That’s something I still need to test in the Apple Vision Pro, connecting a keyboard to it. I used it with my laptop, which lets you use your keyboard with other Apple Vision Pro apps while it’s connected, which was very nice, and I also broke out the magic trackpad to use with the Apple Vision Pro because scrolling got annoying after a while. The problem is what I want to do is write code and I want to do it using my IDE so doing that inside of the Apple Vision Pro isn’t really possible unless I’m connected to my MacBook Pro

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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post #13

I completely agree on the extra overhead for opening new windows, and this authors thoughts on the pass-through quality. For myself I don’t think I realized how much I just look around while I’m thinking or working on some thing else but the Apple Vision Pro makes that very obvious as things light up, expand, etc. I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device and as things stand right now I’m not s…

> I never used the iPad is anything more than a consumption device Same until I got the keyboard. Most of my iPads collected dust in a corner because I don’t really do that much consumption. Then I got the Magic Keyboard and my iPad basically replaced my laptop. I use it for almost all my non-coding work. Even to give talks and workshops at conferences. The battery life is amazing, the form factor super convenient, a…

Interesting, exactly the same experience here. I’m now contemplating getting a desktop computer again once my laptop dies.

Re: Apple Vision Pro and ADHD

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Won't it rather have the same effect a slow phone or laptop has, like driving you really mad at times? I think I might have that issue if everything is laggy, unless I'd like to sugarcoat a very expensive purchase of an otherwise "cool" device.

It doesn't come across as laggy, but... smeary? if I move my head to the side, everything smears for a little bit before it snaps back into focus. It's a bit rough for me to move around in, but I'm pretty sensitive to motion.

Smeary is the perfect word to describe it. Whereas I would’ve described my Meta quest 2 as laggy.
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