Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 12/02/2026YouTube launched a native app for Vision Pro: apps.apple.com/us/app/youtu.... With 3D 360 and VR180 support. Also signed-in experiences with subscriptions, playlists, watch history, etc.apps.apple.comYouTube for visionOS App - App StoreDownload YouTube for visionOS by Google on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like YouTube for visionOS. 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Good discussion with John Gruber and Brent Simmons on The Talk Show about my recent Backseat Software article (starting around 1:36:20): daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/...daringfireball.netThe Talk Show ✪: Ep. 440, With Brent Simmons 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 28/01/2026OpenImmersive 1.6: now playing side-by-side and over-under: medium.com/@portemantho...medium.comOpenImmersive 1.6: now playing side-by-side and over-underA free (as in free beer and as in free speech) implementation of 3D VR180 and VR360 playback. 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Imagine your car pulling over mid-drive to ask, “How’s your experience so far?” Ridiculous…until you realize that’s exactly how many apps behave now. How we normalized being interrupted by the products we bought to do work. Backseat Software: blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-sof...blog.mikeswanson.comBackseat Software – Mike Swanson's Blog 1199
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Apple just released an update to their Apple Spatial Audio Format - Production Suite (AAX). Find it here: developer.apple.com/download/all/ 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Resolution limit of the eye — how many pixels can we see? www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comResolution limit of the eye — how many pixels can we see? - Nature CommunicationsThis work determines the maximum display resolution that the human eye can discriminate. The limit was determined for achromatic and chromatic vision, for both the fovea and periphery. 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The Apple Immersive Media event livestreams for Day 1 (tomorrow/Tuesday) and Day 2 (Wednesday) will be available to watch on the Apple Developer YouTube channel: Day 1: www.youtube.com/live/leGqoF8... Day 2: www.youtube.com/live/4V_7-1b...youtube.comDay 1 | Create immersive media experiences for visionOS | Meet with AppleLearn how to create compelling interactive experiences for visionOS and capture immersive video in this multi-day activity. Bookmark the Day 2 livestream: https://youtube.com/live/4V_7-1bm4Rk During... 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Apple is hosting an upcoming event at the Cupertino Developer Center from October 21–23 on creating immersive media experiences for visionOS. Attend in-person or online: developer.apple.com/events/view/...developer.apple.comMeet with Apple - Apple DeveloperJoin us around the world for a variety of sessions, labs, and workshops — tailored for you. 120
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Heads-up! Apple released its latest Immersive video, MotoGP Tour De Force, a 30-minute documentary that follows rider Johann Zarco during the French Grand Prix at Le Mans this year. tv.apple.com/us/movie/mot... 031
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 09/08/2025The 4th episode of "Wild Life" for Apple Vision Pro, titled "Orangutans," is now streaming: tv.apple.com/us/episode/o... 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Hugh Hou and his $30K Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuBn...youtube.comI Bought the $30K Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive – Best Settings & ISO Test (Unsponsored)YouTube video by Hugh Hou 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Andrew Gisch, co-founder of The Immersive Company, talking about the camera they’re releasing this year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR6o...youtube.comNew Immersive Camera in 2025 - Interview about the “Frontier” system from the Immersive CompanyYouTube video by Spatial & Immersive Video Insights 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Anthony Maës posted a great overview of spatial and immersive technical announcements from WWDC25 along with updates to his OpenImmersive 1.4 project: medium.com/@portemantho...medium.comWWDC 25 Deep Dive: Immersive Video & OpenImmersive 1.4Apple announced many updates to Immersive Video. This is an in-depth review of those changes, and some OpenImmersive updates. 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 10/06/2025A fantastic introduction to spatial and immersive formats by @addey.com. Definitely worth your time: developer.apple.com/videos/play/...developer.apple.comExplore video experiences for visionOS - WWDC25 - Videos - Apple DeveloperLearn about the different ways you can create and present immersive video experiences within your app. We'll explore the diverse media... 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Apple released some WWDC25 sessions on spatial and immersive video playback in visionOS. You can find them here: developer.apple.com/wwdc25/sessi...developer.apple.comSessions & Labs - WWDC25 - Apple DeveloperLearn about WWDC25 sessions, group labs, and one-on-one labs. 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Bono: Stories of Surrender (Immersive) is now available for Vision Pro and clocks in at a full 1h26m: tv.apple.com/us/movie/bon... 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I hope you enjoy my new post explaining how to use the open source x265 encoder and the NVIDIA Video Codec SDK to encode stereoscopic video with MV-HEVC. As always, it's a bit technical, but I hope you learn something useful in the process: blog.mikeswanson.com/mv-hevc-with... 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Dean Zwikel just announced his Apple Immersive Video Creator (AIVC) tool for Windows 10/11. His free tool encodes stereoscopic video to MV-HEVC and includes the spatial metadata (vexu) necessary for playback on Apple Vision Pro. Great job, Dean! groups.google.com/g/aivc 031
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Apple just released a new Immersive video episode in their Adventure series titled Hill Climb: tv.apple.com/us/episode/h...tv.apple.comWatch Hill Climb - Adventure (Season 1, Episode 5) - Apple TV+Ride along with driver Laura Hayes for an exhilarating rally car race against the clock. Will she become the fastest woman to finish the notoriously t… 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 19/04/202510 years ago today. My app, Halftone 2 (a custom build), running on the Apple Store demo units. So long ago! 000
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 07/04/2025A reminder that my spatial tool can inject/modify Apple MV-HEVC Stereo Video (vexu, hfov) metadata keys without re-encoding. I mention this, because more people are starting to experiment with other tools like libx265 and NVIDIA's Video Codec SDK v13: blog.mikeswanson.com/spatial_docs...blog.mikeswanson.comSpatial Video Tool Documentation – Mike Swanson's Blog 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Ateme and Focal Point VR announce live MV-HEVC 8K streaming to Apple Vision Pro: www.ateme.com/press/ateme-... www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_qt...ateme.com8K Live Streaming on Apple Vision Pro | Ateme & Focal Point VRAteme and Focal Point VR unveil the first live 8K spatial streaming for Apple Vision Pro, revolutionizing immersive sports, concerts, and storytelling. 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Heads-up! NVIDIA has added hardware-accelerated stereoscopic MV-HEVC support in their Video Codec SDK 13.0: developer.nvidia.com/blog/enablin...developer.nvidia.comEnabling Stereoscopic and 3D Views Using MV-HEVC in NVIDIA Video Codec SDK 13.0 | NVIDIA Technical BlogNVIDIA announces the implementation of Multi-View High Efficiency Video Coding (MV-HEVC) encoder in the latest NVIDIA Video Codec SDK release, version 13.0. This significant update marks a major leap… 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 11/02/2025I'm repeating my strong recommendation to check out Prima Immersive on Apple Vision Pro. When I talk about immersive video being the art of convincing you that you're someplace else, this is a perfect example. Absolutely one of the best immersive videos I've seen. 132
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The video and slides for Anton Khirnov's FOSDEM 2025 technical talk on "Multiview decoding in libavcodec and FFmpeg CLI" is now available: fosdem.org/2025/schedul.... Thanks to @vimeo.com and Meta for sponsoring Anton's work! @ffmpeg.org.web.brid.gyfosdem.orgFOSDEM 2025 - Multiview decoding in libavcodec and ffmpeg CLI 040
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 02/02/2025As someone with total, multi-sensory aphantasia (the inability to voluntarily experience mental imagery), this is a good, short introduction to the topic from Quanta Magazine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I4K...youtube.comWhy Some People Don’t ‘See’ Mental Imagery: AphantasiaYouTube video by Quanta Magazine 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Check out the latest Apple Immersive video, Man vs. Beast, on your Vision Pro: tv.apple.com/ca/movie/man... Open that chute!tv.apple.comMan Vs. Beast - Apple TV (CA)Hang on tight as professional bull riders take you inside the rodeo and show you what it takes to compete in the dangerous sport. 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Thanks to @pcgamer.com for covering Activision's false permanent ban issue. False bans continue to happen every day, and it's being ignored. The story of one player's 763-day legal quest: www.pcgamer.com/games/call-o...pcgamer.comFor COD’s sake: One player’s 763-day legal quest to make Activision unban their account ends in total success: ‘Worth the effort’Now that's some serious dedication. 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Upcoming MV-HEVC talk at FOSDEM 2025 regarding multiview decoding in libavcodec and the ffmpeg CLI: fosdem.org/2025/schedul...fosdem.orgFOSDEM 2025 - Multiview decoding in libavcodec and ffmpeg CLI 011
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 18/01/2025The story of a two-year fight to reverse a false permanent ban in Activision's Call of Duty, including a court case and a complete lack of evidence. This is a real issue that continues to affect innocent players every day: antiblizzard.win/2025/01/18/m...antiblizzard.winMy two-year fight against Activision’s False COD Ban (Unbanned!) – AntiBlizzard 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 07/01/2025NVIDIA's just-announced GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs include encode/decode support for "multiview-HEVC (MV-HEVC) for 3D and virtual reality (VR) video." It's great to see MV-HEVC support expanding! blogs.nvidia.com/blog/generat...blogs.nvidia.comNew GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs Double Creative Performance in 3D, Video and Generative AIGeForce RTX 50 Series features FP4 for powerful AI performance and up to three encoders with support for the 4:2:2 color format — plus, new AI tools enhance livestreaming, DLSS 4 boosts 3D rendering a... 030
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Apple Immersive's latest episode of their Adventure series, Ice Dive, is now available for Vision Pro. tv.apple.com/sg/episode/i...tv.apple.comWatch Ice Dive - Adventure (Series 1, Episode 3) - Apple TV+ (SG)Plunge into the Arctic’s frigid waters as diver Ant Williams attempts to shatter the world record for swimming the longest distance under ice—on just … 040
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Episode 3 of Apple Immersive Wild Life, Sharks, is now available: tv.apple.com/us/episode/s...tv.apple.comSharks - Wild Life (Season 1, Episode 3) - Apple TVSuit up with a bold team of scuba divers in the Bahamas—and come nose-to-nose with one of the most misunderstood creatures in the ocean. 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Fellow developers, talk me down from: 1. Writing an overlay for Microsoft Teams to add confirmation pop-ups when you raise your hand or try to leave a meeting. 2. Writing a macOS kernel extension (I know) for client-side access to SMB2/3 file shares...but one that works. They're both bad ideas. 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 05/12/2024James Cameron and Meta deal to focus on 3D content development: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...hollywoodreporter.comMeta Strikes Deal With James Cameron’s Lightstorm to Bring More “Big-Name IP” to Quest DevicesThe multiyear deal will make Meta Quest the exclusive mixed reality headset of Lightstorm, and is meant to turbocharge 3D content development. 152
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I was talking to someone about my Bez app today, and I ran across this 2016 post by @gruber.foo. I remember how exciting it was to read John's review at the time. Looking back, he was so kind and generous. Thank you, John! 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 02/12/2024And you thought you understood rainbows: www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Gf...youtube.comYou're Probably Wrong About RainbowsYouTube video by Veritasium 020
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 26/11/2024After 2+ years, false bans continue to plague Call of Duty, Activision refuses to admit that RICOCHET has a problem, and nobody wants to address the issue. If I were to write an update this year, it'd simply be: "more of the same." blog.mikeswanson.com/my-year-long...blog.mikeswanson.comMy Year-Long Struggle Against a Call of Duty False Permanent Ban – Mike Swanson's Blog 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Wow! Half-Life 2: 20th Anniversary release with updated content is completely free this weekend on Steam: www.half-life.com/en/halflife2.... They've also released a new two-hour documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCjN.... Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman!half-life.comHalf-Life 2 Anniversary UpdateExperience Half-Life 2 all over again, with a brand-new commentary mode, improved graphics and gameplay options, Steam Workshop support, and more. We're also bringing back the art book, and have a new... 010
Mike Swanson @anyware.bsky.social · 14/11/2024New Apple Immersive content from The Weeknd, "Open Hearts," is now streaming on Vision Pro: www.apple.com/newsroom/202...apple.comApple debuts The Weeknd’s immersive music experience for Apple Vision ProToday, Apple and The Weeknd released a breathtaking immersive music experience celebrating “Open Hearts,” a brand-new song from Hurry Up Tomorrow. 011
