Although separated from today's humans by tens of millions of years, there has always been a strong curiosity and love for the dinosaurs that were once the "overlords of the earth".
A few months ago, Prehistoric Planet, a nature documentary produced by BBC Studios Natural History and Moving Picture Company, premiered on Apple TV+, and although it's only five episodes long, it's received a lot of praise. It currently has a score of 8.8 on IMDb and a 9.4 on Douban.
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One of the major parts of Prehistoric Planet's appeal to audiences is its extremely beautiful graphics, which not only show a wide variety of dinosaurs, even the folds in their skin as they fight, but also the beauty of the deserts, rivers and forests everywhere.
Today, these images may also bring another dimension to the experience with the help of a special device.
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According to a report in the New York Times, Apple is working with Hollywood director Jon Favreau (who also directed Iron Man 1 and played the role of 'Happy' in the film) to create video content for its upcoming AR/VR headset device.
🙂 Can you recognize him? Image via: Hollywood Outbreak
As the producer of Prehistoric Planet, Jon Feijoo is reportedly tasked with delivering a mixed reality experience based on Prehistoric Planet. Which means that perhaps in the future Apple's AR / VR headset devices will have films and various shows with different graphics and experiences.
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However, this more stunning graphics and immersive feeling may be difficult to experience in the short term.
Even though there's been a lot of information floating around and the device seems to have been demonstrated and used at the company's board meetings, Apple has been "quiet" about the AR / VR headset and its appearance and features have been quite mysterious, so people have had to piece it together from various bits of information.
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Things like its big battery, lightweight body, more than one camera and 4K display and a processor with the arithmetic equivalent of an M1-class chip ...... The only more definitive news is probably the 'realityOS' name found in the 'wearable computer hardware' trademark application, and the possibility that it will appear in some form at the upcoming The only more definite news is probably the "realityOS" name found in the trademark application for "wearable computer hardware" and the possibility that it will appear in some form at the upcoming WWDC 2022 at 1am BST.
This year's WWDC 22 may feature system upgrades such as iOS 16, iPadOS 16, WatchOS 9, MacOS 13, and tvOS 16, but there also seem to be clues 'buried' in the invitations relating to AR/VR headset devices.
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Some viewers who watched the show thought that "Prehistoric Planet" was not so much a documentary as a film that blended dinosaurs with the habits of many present-day animals. But it would be somewhat impractical to recreate from the evidence found so far, such as fossils, because after all, mankind still has a very limited understanding of those creatures that lived so far away.
The content of the film may not exactly match the facts, but the ability to make the imagination leap onto the screen with the aid of technology and the ability for people to have a sensory experience and satisfaction is perhaps one of the reasons why this film was created.
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According to the New York Times, the headset device for AR / VR may not be available until 2023 due to battery life and performance issues. It is not yet known when we will see the device, but hopefully the Prehistoric Planet seen through it by then will have amazing graphics effects and experience.