Apple Vision Pro's Content Drought Improves With New 3D Videos

More than a dozen new Immersive Videos are coming to Vision Pro, with the first, titled Boundless, launching last night. 'The announcement follows a long, slow period for new Vision Pro-specific video content from Apple,' writes Ars Technica's Samuel Axon. 'The headset launched in early February with a handful of Immersive Video episodes ranging from five to 15 minutes each. Since then, only three new videos have been added.' From the report: Tonight's Boundless episode will allow viewers to see what it's like to ride in a hot air balloon over sweeping vistas. Another episode titled 'Arctic Surfing' will arrive this fall, Apple says. Sometime next month, Apple will publish the second episode of its real wildlife documentary, simply titled Wild Life. The episode will focus on elephants in Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Another episode is in the works, too. 'Later this year,' Apple writes in its newsroom post, 'viewers will brave the deep with a bold group of divers in the Bahamas, who come face-to-face with apex predators and discover creatures much more complex than often portrayed.'

In September, we'll see the debut of a new Immersive Video series titled Elevated. Apple describes it as an 'aerial travel series' in which viewers will fly over places of interest. The first episode will take viewers to Hawaii, while another planned for later this year will go to New England. Apple is additionally partnering with Red Bull for a look at surfing called Red Bull: Big-Wave Surfing. In addition to those documentary episodes, there will be three short films by year's end. One will be a musical experience featuring The Weeknd, and another will take basketball fans inside the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend. There will also be Submerged, the first narrative fictional Immersive Video on the platform. It's an action short film depicting struggles on a submarine during World War II.

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