Disney+ Brings National Geographic's First Immersive Project and New Marvel 3D Films to Apple Vision Pro

wdwmagicAug 06, 2024

No

TTA94Aug 06, 2024

Do they have the Electrical Parade and fireworks on this yet from the preview?

wdwmagicAug 06, 2024

Just got to try out the new environment and a look at the new 3D content - extremely impressive. Good to see Disney leading the way with this and adding more and more content.

UNCgolfAug 05, 2024

I was pretty down on this being a successful product in the near term, but even I'm surprised how much of a bust this has been thus far. My understanding is that they're apparently going to sell fewer than half of what they projected and it's made essentially no in-roads among the general public.

Cmdr_CrimsonAug 05, 2024

Oohhh exiting 3D!

DCBakerAug 05, 2024

News on Disney+ and the Apple Vision Pro: Beginning today, Disney+ subscribers will be able to access a new immersive environment from National Geographic with the Disney+ app on Apple Vision Pro, which will transport users to the breathtaking natural beauty of Iceland’s Thingvellir National Park. The new Disney+ environment marks National Geographic’s first-ever immersive project for Apple Vision Pro. Disney+ is also making four additional 3D films from Marvel Studios available to subscribers today: “Avengers,” “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Ant-Man”* and “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” The new National Geographic environment will transport Disney+ subscribers on Apple Vision Pro to the unique rocky terrain of Thingvellir National Park on a snowy winter day, allowing them to explore their surroundings via interactive elements and sounds that make the space come to life. This UNESCO world heritage site, captured by a team of National Geographic photographers, serves as the backdrop for viewers watching Disney+ content beneath a spectacular nighttime aurora. “Since its inception, National Geographic has been at the forefront of photography and has led the way in using groundbreaking technology to tell stories that inspire a deeper connection to the natural world,” said David Miller, EVP, National Geographic. “Creating this immersive environment was a natural next step for us to take to build on that legacy and to continue enabling audiences to experience the beauty of our natural world and see places they may never go to otherwise.” National Geographic worked with Disney Studio Technology to lead the creative development and production of the immersive environment from high-resolution 3D models captured on-site using photogrammetry and gigapixel panoramas. The teams worked in collaboration with Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology to bring this new experience to Disney+. The foremost leader in visual storytelling, National Geographic has a rich legacy of being at the forefront of innovation, from being the first to capture a color photograph underwater to being an early adopter of Instagram and the most-followed brand on the platform with 282 million followers. For decades, National Geographic has led the way for audiences worldwide, taking them to the farthest corners of the world. For more information on Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro, visit disneyplus.com/applevisionpro.

DCBakerMay 22, 2024

Marvel has released a trailer for What If…? – An Immersive Story.

BrianMay 09, 2024

It's already in development. Whether or not it ever sees the light of day is less certain.

TraumaMay 09, 2024

Who knows who will get whatever this ends up being to mass market. Could be a company that doesn’t even exist yet. Could be Apple, Microsoft, Google, Meta. We will see if Apple even makes a second version of the Vision Pro.

wdwmagicMay 09, 2024

I'm referring to Apple, because they are the most capable of achieving this to be mass market, and the Vision Pro is their first device in this category.

UNCgolfMay 09, 2024

I mentioned it above, but this is the ongoing problem for VR/AR (one that AR is more likely to solve eventually than VR, IMO). It just doesn't offer a better experience (and often offers a worse one) for regular, every day tasks than a laptop or desktop computer (or smart phone/tablet in some cases).

TraumaMay 09, 2024

Nothing started with Vision Pro. Many Vr headsets before it.

durangojimMay 09, 2024

I bought a Vision Pro about 2 weeks after launch to try to incorporate it into my workflow when I see patients at home. It's a neat product but there are some major thing limiting its use in my option. It's big and heavy, the MacBook screen mirroring is limited to one screen and frankly having a bunch of windows floating around isn't really more efficient than just having a screen infront of you with windows. It is however superb on an airplane for watching movies. As someone next to me said while I was traveling, you look like a dork, but I guess that doesn't matter if you're watching movie on a 10 foot screen 30,000 feet above the ground. Right now this iteration is not worth it in my opinion for 99% of average users and I hardly use it anymore. I hope WWDC brings some much needed upgrades and apps to the software.

wdwmagicMay 09, 2024

The Apple 1 sold about 200 units, and today Apple sells $40 billion in MACs per year. Today's MAC is a different form factor, but it all has to start somewhere - just like Vision Pro.