Meta is out to prove that VR isn’t on the downslope just yet.
There are a lot of lofty goals in the world of VR, but delivering hyperrealism is among the most elusive. That’s because there are tons of constraints with a realistic, world-rendering face computer: there’s resolution, field of view, power, weight, battery—you name it. But just because obstacles abound doesn’t mean the titans of XR and VR aren’t trying, and when it comes to the ol’ college try, Meta definitely gets an A for effort.
In its latest endeavor, Meta unveiled Tiramisu, a new headset prototype that it says is the closest it’s gotten to “passing the visual Turing Test.” In nerd lingo, that means its headset is inching towards tricking the eyes into thinking that a virtual world is actually a real one. Without using this very experimental headset for myself, it’s hard to say whether that’s true or not, but if we’re to believe Tiramisu (a fine dessert, I may add) is actually as advanced as Meta says it is, the future of VR may be less cooked than we thought.
Meta Reality Labs just showed their new VR headset prototype called Tiramisu which offers stunning realism with 90 PPD, ultra-high contrast and brightness 14x that of Quest 3. It’s bulky with a narrow FOV but offers a glimpse of what could be visually possible in the future.
