Its part of Apples effort to make hanging out in spatial computingfeel more natural, first reported byEngadgetTuesday.

Spatial audio will allegedly allow you to sense where others are in the virtual world.

Up to five people can participate at once, as long as everyone has VisionOS 1.1 or later.

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The Vision Pro, and Metaverse headsets in general, have been criticized for their incredibly antisocial nature.

Theyre rather terrifying, in fact.

Spatial Personas are just realistic enough to haunt your dreams.

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This is an ongoing challenge for virtual and mixed reality headsets.

It involves regenerating human emotions, reactions, and gestures with limited data.

Before this, Vision Pro avatars were limited to a FaceTime window on your screen.

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Now, you’re able to activate this shared virtual world from a button on FaceTime.

Apple has reportedly improved the Vision Pro avatars to capture different facial expressions and hairstyles.

However, it could serve a practical purpose for collaborative projects.

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

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