Rethinking the App User Experience for the Apple Vision Pro
summary
Day Ahead is a minimal 3D calendar launched on Feb 1 and built as a small volumetric utility (Reality Composer Pro models, SwiftUI front end), chosen as an App Store editorial pick. Interaction relies on eye gaze and pinch to interact gestures; volumes sit in the room rather than flat windows. Over 80 testers tried the device in-studio; a simulator-only workflow missed a crash bug that took about seven days to locate because crash reports didn’t reach Xcode. A free app with a paid color/orientation upgrade is on TestFlight.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction to spatial computing
- 1:58Eras of computing hardware
- 5:38Volumetric design in visionOS
- 9:06Input, gestures, and interaction
- 13:37Multi-sensory user interfaces
- 15:46Embodiment and workspace
- 20:07Case study: Day Ahead
- 25:45Technical challenges and launch
- 28:59Design advice and final tips
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