I Bought a Demo Attachment for Vision Pro
The most troublesome part of development using Vision Pro may be repeatedly putting the Vision Pro on and taking it off. Of course, if you use the Mac Virtual Display while wearing Vision Pro, you no longer need to put it on and take it off. But what you get as a result is a face marked by the shape of the Vision Pro.
On the other hand, continuing development in Xcode without wearing Vision Pro does not feel that good either. In that case, you check things with the simulator or previews, but the experience is quite different from how it feels on the actual device.
So I bought an attachment that makes putting on and taking off Vision Pro much easier. I learned about it at the VisionDevCamp ideathon.
Takahashi-san from Unity Technologies Japan, who came to the venue as a judge, had brought the attachment. I later found out that the one at the venue was the mini version of the Vision Pro stand adapter, which does not have a place to attach the battery. Personally, I thought the version that can attach the battery might be better, so I bought the full set.
- [[Full Kit] Apple Vision Pro Demo Set v2 - SHINOBU Workshop - BOOTH](https://shintak.booth.pm/items/6417388)
I am still a little unsure whether the mini or full version is better. The mini wins on compactness, but the full version can attach the battery. The problem is that it is fairly large, which makes carrying it around a concern.
The full kit also comes with useful accessories such as a nose pad and KeepON mask. The nose pad apparently makes it possible to wear Vision Pro without the light seal, which sounds nice in its own way. However, I have not used the nose pad yet.
The KeepON mask makes it possible to turn off the function where Vision Pro becomes inactive when you move your face away. This alone feels worth buying. For now, I am using only the KeepON mask and the stand adapter.
Usage Style
My intended uses are, first, placing it on a desk to speed up the development and checking cycle, and second, using it for experience demos. I have held experience demos before, but setup took a lot of time, and the people waiting looked pretty tired of waiting.
With a Vision Pro equipped with a stand adapter, you can hand it over with the app already running and have someone check it immediately. Of course, if they want to seriously try doing various things with both hands, they can put it on. But at an experience session, what matters is often the operation of having someone try it briefly and pass it to the next person.
The stand adapter has a screw hole on the bottom that can be attached to a camera tripod or similar mount. I tried attaching it to a mini tripod, but the neck part of the tripod tilted immediately under the weight, so it was not great. In that situation, what seemed like the best match was Sony's shooting grip.
I do not recommend buying it now because it is somewhat expensive, but if you already own a ZV-1 or another Sony camera and bought this grip together with it, you will see a place where the shooting grip can play a major role. It is extremely stable as a base and compact as well. The remote-control part is unnecessary, but I will ignore that for now.
As for the quality of the stand adapter itself, I will write this so buyers do not feel a gap: because it is made with a 3D printer, some roughness is noticeable. Personally, however, I think it is amazing that we live in an era where someone can turn an idea into a real product and sell it like this.
I plan to bring it to the Vision Pro development environment setup event and VisionDevCamp Tokyo 2025, both of which I am participating in as an organizer, so please check it out if you are interested.