Apple at its upcoming WWDC 2023 Apple Park occasion plans to supply some builders and attendees with a possibility to check out the brand new AR/VR headset following its announcement, in accordance with Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
Apple constructed a brand new “construction” on the Apple Park campus that’s designed to supply managed hands-on demos of the headset. The check space is on the basketball courts at Apple Park, close to the health heart obtainable to staff.
Demonstrations might be given to members of the media and a few builders on the occasion, however this space might be used for hands-on experiences all through the summer time. Apple might invite builders to Apple Park on an ongoing foundation to permit them to check the headset for app improvement functions.
There may even be a hands-on space within the Steve Jobs Theater for {hardware} demonstrations after the keynote. The hands-on experiences will see Apple exhibiting off FaceTime in VR, Apple TV+ content material, and video games. Clients with choose situations like migraines, vertigo, post-concussion syndrome, and previous traumatic mind accidents might be warned in opposition to utilizing the headset.
It appears like Apple may even have a hands-on space within the Steve Jobs Theater – open to builders — for after the keynote — along with headset constructing. The keynote might be performed in the identical spot as final yr however there’s a new shade to cowl folks and forestall sunburns. https://t.co/fuasZ1Cy8F
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) June 2, 2023
If the hands-on expertise is just like earlier occasions, builders and members of the media will be capable to check the headset proper after the keynote. Apple staff might be offering quick, managed demonstrations.
The AR/VR headset won’t be obtainable on the market after WWDC, and it’ll in truth launch a number of months after it’s first proven off. Mass manufacturing has not but begun, and the most recent data suggests a launch forward of the December holidays.
Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote occasion is ready to be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, June 5.