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I‘ve been wondering if Apple‘s AR Headset would be a useful tool for people in similar situations. Did you have a chance to try it, yet?

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Doesn't that headset require you to be able to move your head in various directions, and be able to use gestures and such? I just looked at some videos during the release, and those things seems to be a pretty fundamental part of using it.

From what I understand the headset can be configured to be used without moving the head and even to use eye tracking, only, instead of the minimal finger gestures.

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/apple-vision-pro/tan42...

You don't necessarily need to move anything other than eyes. It's the default input method, but it doesn't require it. It's a computer, it can connect to other devices or use APIs.

So if you use a headset meant for spatial movements, but you're unable to do spatial movements, can't you just use a display and get exactly the same experience?

A very close experience yes. It works just fine with zero head movement and you can move and adjust your windows to only be directly in front of you. And they are by default

It's not the same experience. Display is never going to give you full immersion.

Not saying which is better - it's certainly different though.

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