MacVoices #24200: Vision Pro Focus – Getting Social With Apple Vision Pro

Aug 8, 2024 | Vision Pro Focus

Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Chuck Joiner

Vision Pro Focus is a new series produced as a partnership between MacVoices and the Vision ProFiles Podcast. In the first episode, co-hosts Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, and Eric Bolden discuss the surprising topic of social interaction using the Apple Vision Pro. Mary and Eric discuss the environment created by inSpaze, how it functions, and the social interactions that are occurring there as everyone gets familiar with the new concept of spatial computing.

Vision Pro Focus will be published to both the Vision ProFiles feed, as well as to the usual MacVoices feeds and social media channels.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Meeting the Co-Hosts
01:35 Exploring Virtual Social Interactions
02:25 Socializing in the Virtual Environment
03:48 Creating Social Spaces with InSpaze
06:50 Personalizing Virtual Spaces
08:10 Public vs. Private Spaces in InSpaze
14:15 Room Chat and Interaction
15:59 Sharing 3D Objects and Games
21:50 Frequency of InSpaze Participation
28:48 Utilizing Whiteboard and Games
32:55 Social Movie Watching Feature
35:56 Immersiveness of Vision Pro Experience
40:00 Audience Engagement and Topic Suggestions
43:08 Reflecting on Vision Pro’s Social Aspect

Links:

inSpaze,

Co-Hosts:

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,’ including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

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