WWDC

Resourwwdces

1679 links, 5 categories, 10 years. That is how many resources have been shared on WWDC editions since 2014. The categories are Sample Code, Documentation Guide, Developer Forum, and Download, and all of the goodies fit within those boxes. I already partially mentioned this for WWDC24 on the 108 Related

WWDC

Transwwdcripts

In the spirit of ASCIIwwdc, understanding that transcripts have significant benefits for accessibility and research, creates a situation in whichmaking text versions of talks available becomes an essential feature. That is basically true these days for WWDC (thanks to the behind-the-scenes contributors who helped make these things happen), but we

Spatial Computing

Config 2024: An infinite canvas (impressions)

Linda Dong and Mike Stern of Apple's Design Evangelism team gave a talk at Config 2024. The presentation's premise was already intriguing: how spatial computing unlocks new ways to experience and interact with user interfaces. The presentation video took some days after the event to be

Art

+TALKS #5

The fifth edition of +TALKS focused on robots, possibly in celebration of Johnny 5 (or not). From how materials impacts physical interaction with machines, the neuroscience-psychological quest on the perceived benefits or downsides of applying emotional traits to robots, to the unknown problems of mechanically creating a tesseract in our

visionOS

Diffuse reflection UV computation tool

In visionOS, there's something about docking videos in immersive environments (anchoring them like a screen in a movie theater) that makes them feel much more present and impressive. Even though this has being limited to a select few apps and the system has the control over the location,

WWDC

Dunfey Hotel

I might have gone a little overboard and accidentally created a WWDC metrics browser

WWDC

Explore the biggest updates from WWDC24 (BER)

TL;DR: A minimalistic, direct, and carefully arranged Apple get together with great attendees Some days ago, I attended an Apple event in Berlin, which left me with a great feeling. The in-person session took place in a lovely area near the museum island, which I often visit but apparently

visionOS

RoomTrackingProvider

Tom mentioned it, so here's a little test of the sample code for the new visionOS 2.0 room tracking capability. The project demonstrates how to construct an ARKit session with a RoomTrackingProvider, which allows to check if any point in space is contained to the current room.

WWDC

108 Related Documents (WWDC24)

Another significant difference from the most recent WWDC is the expanded documentation and references. DocC continues to evolve, and adoption is a strong indicator of it. Here is a list, in the same spirit as the last one, showcasing the articles mentioned by sessions, sorted by topic. 🔍Look closely at

WWDC

Abundance of code samples (WWDC24)

Apple has made strides toward producing and updating sample code this year (as mentioned earlier). But discoverability could be boosted IMO. Currently, we do have a canonical categorization by technology, but it can be helpful to be able to browse through the same materials grouped by the session that they

WWDC

Guide to the latest in Spatial Computing (WWDC24)

Introduction In a wearable, highly sensitive information access platform where consumers and customers frequently question what the actual use cases are, how do you maintain a balance between protecting privacy and enabling all of the potential use cases that developers come up with? That is exactly what WWDC24 is about.

iOS

You will be missed, Big Nerd Ranch

It breaks my heart to hear that Big Nerd Ranch is closing

WWDC24 Sessions that I am already looking for...

As expected, the list looks like it already has enough on it to make me need to keep my battery plugged in for a while... Coming June 10 Compose interactive 3D content in Reality Composer Pro Discover how the Timeline view in Reality Composer Pro can bring your 3D content

SwiftUI

The #8B0000 Dahlia

I love when Scarlett Johanson says stuff like: Handling color interpolation, especially with hues, can be tricky due to the circular nature of the color wheel, but it's satisfying to get it right. 🆕Apple's new Color.mix(with:by:in:) API can provide the same or

Comedy

Stimpy rocking the Apple Vision Pro in 1991

🤡This post is intended to be comedy. To be honest, I've never been particularly funny (clearly evident), but that has never stopped me from trying... Marooned is the 9th episode of The Ren & Stimpy Show of the first season of The Ren & Stimpy Show that originally

macOS

Preview.app never ceases to amaze

When you open .usd in Preview, you can do some cool things with it

SwiftUI

Is this video spatial, or not?

We have this feature in a visionOS app that allows users to select videos from their library using the PhotosPicker from PhotoKit. Overall, its implementation is simple and effective, especially given everything that is going on behind the scenes. Once a video is selected, we wanted to avoid restricting the

SwiftUI

Soft measurement unit formatting

One common issue encountered when developing for visionOS is that all measurements are displayed in imperial units by default. This is because there are still no settings for Language & Region. To allow users to select the measurement unit type without having to set the locale, formatters must be used

Art

+TALKS #4

Another exceptional edition of this meet-up. This one got right to the bone, sometimes literally.

SwiftUI

SwiftUI: .accessibilityLabel powered by SSML

It all began with the question, "How can SwiftUI make VoiceOver speak multiple languages?" Then I went down a rabbit hole to learn more about the relationship between attributed strings and voice synthesis. This worked with some caveats, but it provided an answer that solved the question. Or

Accessibility

Accessibility-driven development

I have been rethinking the challenges that some teams face when incorporating accessibility into existing pipelines. It seems that we (people involved in making products) will require a development methodology that is accessibility-driven and involves the execution of automated accessibility audits during testing. Apple made some hints at the Perform

visionOS

Immersive scene phases

Observing the ScenePhase in the environment has demonstrated to be a far more reliable technique for determining if an ImmersiveSpace is active or not. This is particularly helpful for making accessibility announcements, as it allows the user to adjust to the context switch. import SwiftUI @main struct ImmersiveScenePhaseApp: App { @Environment(

Accessibility

Accessible Spatial Computing @ iOSKonf24

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak about accessible spatial computing at the iOSKonf24 conference. The talk coincided with the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, highlighting the importance of making new technology accessible to all. The presentation format was refined from Let's visionOS 2024 with the intention be

Accessibility

Accessible Encounter Dinosaurs

While preparing my talk for iOSKonf24, I came across a guide that showed how to adjust the settings of Encounter Dinosaurs. For some reason, after nearly a year and hundreds of demos, it never occurred to me that the app's settings could include accessibility options. And here you

some Spatial Audio resources

Mastering spatial sound has grown increasingly essential to me lately. Here is a list of resources that I use when discussing the topic.