With Apple’s pile of cash and connections, it’s easy to assume that NextVR has been able to further ramp up the pace at which this type of content is created. NextVR was founded in 2009 and built a wide library of content in the years prior to the Apple acquisition. The work on content like this dates back over a decade. At the time, the company’s content was available for headsets from the likes of Oculus, HTC, and PlayStation. A headset full of dreamsĪs 9to5Mac first reported by in 2020, Apple acquired NextVR, a company that was focused on creating VR experiences for viewing live events like sporting events and concerts. Not fake metaverse concerts, but the ability to watch actual concerts – whether live or pre-recorded – in virtual reality. What I want from Apple, and what I think the company is actively planning, are virtual reality versions of actual concerts. The concert that Zac attended through the Meta Quest Pro sounds like it was the exact opposite – a metaverse-based concert that completely transported you to a fake, virtual world. The company’s goal is also not to cut people off entirely from the outside world.
Oh, and I didn’t have legs.Īpple executives have made it clear that they aren’t fond of the “metaverse” term or idea. My experience is limited to this one time so I’m not sure if other VR concerts feel more like being there instead of feeling like a game character in a game world.
It was like watching a music video designed to fill in the space of the circular stage. The artist performance aspect of the “concert” was weird though. You could also launch the camera on your VR phone to snap photos or record short video clips that saved to your gallery. Four sets of VR drum sets were available with VR drum sticks that you could pick up with the Meta Quest controllers. The “venue” was a SIMS-like multilevel platform that wrapped halfway around the VR performer.
In Zac’s case, this concert was performed in a truly bizarre virtual world: Last week, I was chatting with Zac about his piece on what it was like attending a virtual reality concert in the metaverse using the Meta Quest Pro. But when you combine things like 360-degree video, top-of-the-line display technology, and spatial audio, Apple’s Reality Pro headset will create an incredibly immersive experience. Nothing will ever compare to the experience of live music. But there’s one thing in particular that I’m interested in seeing from Apple – virtual reality concerts. Apple’s Reality Pro headset will pack a number of unique features when it’s announced next week at WWDC 2023.
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