Technology giant Meta’s Reality Labs unit has unveiled new prototypes on its roadmap to lightweight, hyper-realistic virtual reality graphics.
The breakthroughs are far from ready for consumers, but designs codenamed Butterscotch, Starburst, Holocake 2 and Mirror Lake can add to slim, brightly lit headphones that support finer detail than the current Quest 2 display, according to The Verge. .
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Reality Labs chief scientist Michael Abrash, along with other Reality Labs members, presented their work at a virtual roundtable last week.
The event focuses on designs that Meta calls “time machines”: voluminous concept proofs designed to test a specific feature, such as a super bright backlight or a super high definition screen.
“I think we’re in the middle of a big step towards realism right now,” Zuckerberg was quoted as saying.
“I don’t think it will be as long as we can create scenes with perfect precision,” he added.
Zuckerberg reiterated plans to deliver high-end headphones codenamed Project Cambria in 2022, following its initial announcement last year.
Cambria supports full VR as well as mixed reality, thanks to high-resolution cameras that can transmit video feed to an internal screen.
It will also come with eye tracking, a key feature for future Meta headphones.
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