No longer embarrassed, no longer hide, Apple finally ambitions for the VR platform.
At the WWDC conference today, Apple demonstrated its determination to embrace VR through a number of heavy announcements.
VR Ready Computer
Apple today announced the launch of its first VR Ready computer. The new 27-inch iMac will be the only computer with the AMD Radeon Pro 580 GPU in the new iMac lineup.
Apple will also launch the history of the strongest Mac series in December this year - iMac Pro: up to 18 core processors, up to 128GB ECC memory, up to 16GB of memory, up to 4TB PCIe SSD hard drive, Radeon Vega graphics, Retina 5K screen, 4 Thunderbolt The 3 interface will provide "real-time 3D rendering and immersive, high frame rate VR."
Apple claims to have developed a new cooling system that allows the iMac Pro to keep bass while providing more power.
Apple confidently shouted out: The new high-end iMac and iMac Pro are the best platforms for VR content creation. Of course it will not be cheap, the iMac Pro starts at $4,999, more than three times more expensive than some VR Ready Windows PCs.
Macbook External VR Ready Graphics
Apple desktop can be built-in VR Ready system, how to do a laptop? Apple will provide an AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU with an external video card for the Macbook and a MacBook via Thunderbolt.
SteamVR and HTC Vive on Mac OS
Steam has been compatible with the Mac for some time. This time Apple announced that Valve will also bring SteamVR to the Mac and let HTC Vive run VR games on Mac systems. Oculus Rift is not currently supported.
HTC Vive conducted a live demonstration directly (the following is the official Vive press release):
With the newly released external GPU, developers and content creators can use the beta version of the SteamVR platform on the Mac to enjoy Vive's powerful creativity.
At the WWDC site, a developer connects with the off-site MR experience room and thousands of developers have demonstrated the latest VR applications developed by their team using Vive and Mac. This is the first time that a high-end VR experience has officially run on a Mac.
Metal 2 Graphics API
Apple's latest Metal 2 graphics API is specifically adjusted for VR. Metal 2 is up to 10 times more efficient than Metal in graphics performance and includes optimized display pipelines for VR.
Unity and Unreal VR SDK support
Apple also announced that both the Unity and Unreal engine VR SDKs will receive Mac support, allowing developers to create VR content on Apple devices.
VR Video Editing in Final Cut Pro X
Apple is updating its professional video editing application Final Cut Pro X to support 360-degree video editing. This means that the main tools for video editing, Final Cut and Adobe's Premiere Pro, now offer 360 video editing capabilities.
All these software updates rely on Apple's new Mac OS "High Sierra." High Sierra is launching a beta version for developers today, conducting beta testing in June, and then offering free upgrades on all systems that support the current "Sierra" version.
ARKit
In addition, Apple unveiled its first iOS operating system with the AR functional platform - iOS11. It is reported that ARKit is a brand new augmented reality platform. Apple demonstrates spatial virtual recognition of objects in the real world:
Apple said that through the camera, GPU and CPU on iPhones and iPads, this AR function can be implemented on hundreds of millions of devices, making ARKit the largest AR platform. The platform will soon support Unity and Unreal engines.
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