Apple Immersive Video & Spatial Computing
Healthcare & Accessibility
- New Wheelchair Eye Control — Apple Vision Pro Vision Pro users can now control motorized wheelchairs using only their eyes. Launches with Tolt and LUCI alternative drive systems in the US. Developed in partnership with Team Gleason. "The option to control my power wheelchair on my own is gold to me." — Pat Dolan, founder of GeoALS and Team Gleason patient advisory board member living with ALS for 10 years. Apple Newsroom, May 2026.
- New Northwestern University Project DRIVE — Powering Vision Pro Wheelchair Control The software bridge that makes Vision Pro wheelchair eye control possible was built at Northwestern University. Prof. Brenna Argall's Project DRIVE team developed an open Wheelchair Digital Interface (WDI) — a standard that lets emerging assistive input methods communicate with wheelchair drive systems. Apple integrated this academic research directly into the Vision Pro feature rather than building from scratch. Partners include LUCI (smart wheelchair sensors) and LifeDrive Mobility LLC. Funded by the NSF. Launches September 2026.
- University of Michigan — VR Therapy for MS Patients A University of Michigan professor earned national recognition for using VR to bring nature experiences to patients whose mobility is limited by multiple sclerosis — treating depression through immersive presence when physical presence isn't possible.
- Brain Games Studio — Rodney: ALS + Brain-Computer Interface + XR Brain Games Studio's work with Rodney, who uses thought-controlled BCI technology combined with XR to operate lights, play music, and feed his dog despite ALS. A demonstration of how immersive technology can restore agency for people with severe mobility limitations.
- Low-Latency 3D SBS HDMI Capture for Surgical Use Community exploration of live stereoscopic surgical visualization on Vision Pro — capturing a live 3D side-by-side HDMI feed and streaming it to the headset with low latency. Still in early-stage community development but a compelling medical imaging angle.
Education & Training
- New Full Sail University — Spatial Computing Innovation Lab First higher education institution in the US to be equipped with the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. The lab includes 50 Apple Vision Pro devices, 6 iMac M4, and 2 Sony Bravia 98-inch displays. Students in film, recording arts, gaming, live event production, and emerging technologies have access. Winter Park, FL campus. September 2025.
- New Purdue PVM Pro Tips for Animal Health Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine launched a Vision Pro app with step-by-step tutorials for at-home pet care — nail trimming, ear cleaning, bandaging, medication administration. Created by Purdue vets and vet techs. Designed to reference while actively performing the procedure. Vision Pro exclusive.
- New Going 3D: A Practical Spatial Toolkit for Education and Beyond Apple Education Community member @PaulAR is sharing a curated "Spatial Toolkit" — a collection of apps, AI tools, and devices to help schools, businesses, and developers move beyond the flat screen into 3D creation, visualization, and interaction. Posted July 1, 2026; presented July 8–9 at the Apple Community Summit on the Gold Coast, Australia. Worth checking back after the presentation for updates.
- Main Course Films at AFTRS — Largest Vision Pro Viewing Event to Date Ben Allan and Clara Chong brought their Apple Immersive Video projects to the Australian Film, Television and Radio School with 20 Vision Pro headsets simultaneously — believed to be the largest Apple Vision Pro group viewing event ever held. First-year Master's students experienced The Fine Dining Bakery and The Dobos Connection. May 2026.
- See The Bravo — Aviation Airspace 3D Visualization Students see airspace shelves, altitudes, and procedures in 3D space instead of flat charts — connecting chart symbols to real airspace structure. Accelerates understanding for student pilots. Relevant for universities and flight schools with aviation programs.
Enterprise & Design
- New Immersive for Autodesk VRED — Enterprise Automotive Visualization A four-way collaboration between Autodesk, Apple, NVIDIA, and Innoactive. Stream Autodesk VRED Professional from on-premises Nvidia RTX workstations to Vision Pro via NVIDIA CloudXR. Photorealistic automotive and product design reviews at full scale with up to 2 participants. Geometry stays on local infrastructure for enterprise-grade security. Dynamic foveated streaming. Available May 20, 2026.
- New Southwest Airlines — MockThru Spatial Environment Modeling Southwest Airlines' Technology Innovation team built MockThru, a custom Apple Vision Pro app that replaces physical foam core mockups with immersive spatial walkthroughs of customer and employee environments. At AWE USA 2026, Sr. Innovator Jeffrey Berthiaume and Lead Technology Innovator Justin Leger demoed the app live — walking through the audience at life size with AR models, ending with a virtual jet bridge leading into the convention center lobby where a full life-size plane was placed in AR. The session covered the decision to build a custom app, why Vision Pro was the right hardware choice, and what's next. Learn more at realityapps.biz.
- New Focus — Cognitive Performance Training for Elite Sport & Corporate Environments Focus is a visionOS app using Apple Vision Pro's spatial computing, eye tracking, and hand tracking to deliver structured cognitive performance training — reaction time, decision-making, response inhibition, and other protocols used across elite sport, rehabilitation, and corporate performance environments. Originally inspired by motorsport, where split-second mental performance is critical. Early partners include Swimming Australia and the North Queensland Cowboys. Built by developer Declan Dwyer of Graviton. Operates on a B2B/invite basis rather than open App Store download — join the waitlist at focustheapp.com.
- One of the UK's first freight operators to use spatial computing for immersive remote training, ahead of new Class 99 locomotives entering service. Using JigSpace to deliver 3D spatial training experiences on Vision Pro.
- Microsoft Intune — Userless ADE for visionOS Vision Pro can now be enrolled and managed through Apple Business Manager via Microsoft Intune without requiring a user account — a meaningful step toward institutional and shared deployments.
- iRacing Connect — Motorsport Simulation The world's most popular online racing simulator on Vision Pro. Uses visionOS foveated streaming and Nvidia CloudXR to blend a virtual cockpit with a physical racing setup.
Film & Media Production
- The Mandalorian Director Uses Vision Pro to Preview IMAX Director Jon Favreau had Disney build a custom Apple Vision Pro app to preview the full IMAX scope of The Mandalorian and Grogu during filming — making him one of the first filmmakers to use Vision Pro as a practical production tool at feature scale.
- NASA Artemis II — Filmed in Apple Immersive Video The Artemis II launch was captured in Apple Immersive Video. When the content is released on Vision Pro, viewers will be able to experience one of the most significant moments in human spaceflight from inside the experience. Content not yet released as of May 2026.
Arts, Culture & Heritage
- Met Museum — HD 3D Scans of Art Objects The Metropolitan Museum of Art released high-detail 3D models of art objects from their collection — viewable spatially on Vision Pro. Digitizing cultural heritage at a scale and fidelity that opens new possibilities for education and access.
- 700-Year-Old English Almshouse — Guided Immersive History Tour A guided immersive tour of a medieval English almshouse directed by Keeley Turner and shot by Hugh Hou — one of the more thoughtful uses of Apple Immersive Video for cultural preservation and historical education.
- Bastille Day — Immersive Flashback For the first time, France's Bastille Day was captured as an Apple Immersive Video film — letting viewers experience the celebration from President Macron's side. 3,500+ screenings. During European Heritage Days: 15 Vision Pro headsets, 6-person team, 2,000+ viewers over two days. Available at Maison Élysée on Vision Pro — may be geo-locked to France.
- New OrangeCue — Trinity: An Immersive Lament in the Age of Extinction OrangeCue is a suite for synchronized multi-device playback and show control built specifically for shared Apple Vision Pro experiences. Its first major deployment: 40 Vision Pro headsets running simultaneously for Lena Herzog's immersive poem "Trinity — An Immersive Lament in the Age of Extinction" at the Venice Biennale, June 2026. Trinity is a one-hour trilogy of music, visual art, and film dedicated to cultural extinction, war and peace, and renewal. OrangeCue Hub (Mac) acts as the control center; OrangeCue Client runs on each Vision Pro.
- New Palais Garnier — "Dans les pas d'une Étoile" Immersive Installation The Opéra national de Paris opened a permanent Apple Immersive Video installation at the Palais Garnier: 10 Vision Pro headsets in the Rotonde du Glacier, running July 1 through November 30, 2026. Directed by Matthieu Genre, the 10-minute, 180° stereoscopic AIV experience follows principal dancer Bleuenn Battistoni through spaces normally closed to the public — studio rehearsals beneath the dome, costume fittings, and up to the rooftops. Co-produced with INIT Lab; scenography by Tom Ducarouge. Tickets are €12, an add-on to any Palais Garnier visit.
- Cosmos in Focus — Atlantic Studios A mixed reality experience transforming your space into a virtual planetarium built around James Webb Space Telescope imagery. By Atlantic Studios — the team behind the Adventure Apple Immersive Video series. Not available to watch online; shown as a live installation. World premiere at SXSW XR Experience 2025, Austin TX. Also exhibited at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025 Future Lab, with astronaut Sir Tim Peake as ambassador. Shown at SXSW London 2026.
Notable Spatial Computing Apps
- New Caradise — Apple Design Awards Finalist 2026 Explore iconic car designs in spatial computing — step inside interiors, walk around each vehicle, hear engines roar to life in spatial audio. Vision Pro exclusive. Solo developer Peder Sandqvist. Apple's description: "An astonishingly immersive auto museum with levels of detail rarely seen in visionOS...down to the reflection of ambient light on a car hood."
- New Steam Link — Native Vision Pro App Your full Steam library, streamed wirelessly from a PC to Vision Pro. Native app now available — no workarounds needed.
- What If…? An Immersive Story Disney+ Original interactive experience exclusively on Apple Vision Pro. Step inside Marvel Studios' What If…? universe — travel through the Multiverse, face character variants, harness the Infinity Stones. Seamlessly transitions between mixed reality and virtual reality.
- SpatialGen Zeus — Live AIV Streaming Hardware ⏳ Coming Soon Dedicated hardware system for live Apple Immersive Video streaming — 16K encoding at 90 FPS. Announced May 2026. No official release date yet.