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Re:First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, i... by amoss on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @07:34AM (#36211133)
It depends on task though. Selection is easy to do using eye-tracking as you just have to shift your attention onto the object long enough to click.

Drawing is a task that is more like aiming - attempting to hold your gaze at a precise location for a period of time. It is possible, but you are fighting against the natural saccade pattern of your eye and it becomes tiring very quickly. You can expect fatigue / eye-strain within a few minutes.

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Re:First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, i... by MrScruff on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:49AM (#36212711)
Agreed I would want to do something like drawing with the eye tracking. I would expect the hand tracking would be used for that.
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Re:First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, i... by GeekyBear on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:21PM (#36215138)
> Drawing is a task that is more like aiming

A new platform certainly doesn't have to be better at every task.

Even 20 years ago, a professional digital illustrator wouldn't try to draw everything on screen with a mouse, they would have a tool more suited to the task, like a Wacom tablet.

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