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Learning, sharing, and teaching visionOS development at Step Into Vision https://stepinto.vision

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · Aug 17

I can't believe you weirdos don't have all of your failed projects memorialized in a sad tiny graveyard that you can look at on a fake beach in a very expensive headset. Weirdos.

A screenshot of project graveyard on Apple Vision Pro

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 56m

I'm not ready to add that level of tagging to the site since my main focus will remain on visionOS. If I do anything, it will be a few short examples showing some of what we can and can't do (attachments!) on the legacy devices.

Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 11h

No, just a main list with a few tags. Everything starts in the Inbox. I use Actions to work with text and send to to various apps, APIs, and databases. Each draft is auto-archived at the end of the triage actions

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 12h

Shout out to all the visionOS devs quietly making incremental progress every day. You're the ones who get to build and shape the platform for years to come.

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 12h

Project Graveyard 3.2 is coming soon.

Project graveyard waiting for a review on the App Store

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 15h

Revised Wood Materials for Project Graveyard. Here are Splinter, Spindle, Sturdy, and Sleek.

I removed the tint colors. The textures for these didn't take well to being tinted.

4 assets showing the new wood materials for project graveyard.

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Simon B. Støvring @simonbs.dev · 19h

Help me out, Bluesky. I need XY coordinates of widgets on iPhone and iPad Home Screens for all zoom levels, orientations, and icon sizes.

I’ve done iPhones on iOS 26, but the thought of doing Pads and more iOS versions is killing me.

Is there a faster way than screenshots and measuring?

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 15h

Drafts Pro is the best $20 I spend every year. Nearly everything I do or think flows through Drafts at some point.

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 16h

My bad

Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 17h

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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 18h

If Apple kills off Vision Pro (I don't think they will) I can just pivot to being the expert on using RealityKit for productivity. With expanded support across the Apple ecosystem, RealityKit is a useful tool to add to your mental toolbox.

Should I make some examples for macOS and iOS?

Step Into Vision @stepinto.vision · 4d

We've been busy adding new examples to our RealityKit Basics series. Our aim with this series is you give you a quick tour of some important concepts so you can start building with RealityKit on visionOS.

stepinto.vision/learn-vision...

Decorative image showing the series on the website

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 18h

The third time it wraps around to AR, A will stand for artificial instead of augmented

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Step Into Vision @stepinto.vision · 19h

RealityKit Basics: Exploring SwiftUi Animations

Building on what we learned last week, let's update several RealityKit component values using a few built-in animations. This demo animates scale, material color, and light angle.

#visionOS #SwiftUI #RealityKit

stepinto.vision/example-code...

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 22h

For years people have argued about XR, but no one talks about YR or ZR.

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Fatbobman (东坡肘子) @fatbobman.com · 23h

Fatbobman’s Swift Weekly #0106 is out!
Qualcomm Acquires Arduino: The Wheel of History Turns

🚀 How to Integrate OpenSwiftUI
🗓️ Foundation Model Code-Along Q&A
🌍 The macOS DNA of Apple Platforms
📖 Swift Profile Recorder
📁 RichText

and more...
weekly.fatbobman.com/p/fatbobmans...

Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #0106

Qualcomm Acquires Arduino: The Wheel of History Turns

weekly.fatbobman.com

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 1d

It must be exhausting to be my friend

BTW, tiny graveyard with giant banana for scale…

Photo of project graveyard with a giant banana hovering above it.

But... if the banana is "giant",
" how
does that help with scale?!?!

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 2d

Project Graveyard is getting tiny dedication plaques on some objects.

The Lamp Post in Project Graveyard with a tiny plaque

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 2d

Have you ever used visionOS dictation while recording your view? Apparently, visionOS doesn't like that 😅

youtu.be/bQ29MC6oZWY?...

Project Graveyard 3.2 build 2 (TestFlight)

YouTube video by vrhermit

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 2d

The materials I'm using in Project Graveyard. A few of these are from the Reality Composer Pro content library. Others are made with textures from Ambient CG.
ambientcg.com

12 materials rendered on spheres in Reality Composer Pro

Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 2d

Project Graveyard 3.2 build 2 is on TestFlight

✅ Scene lighting options
✅ Improved rain
✅ Moths fly around the lamps
✅ New wood and metal materials
✅ Editable text for Plinth, Obelisk, Bench, Arch, and Lamp
✅ Text rendered on stone or dedication plagues

#visionOS

youtu.be/bQ29MC6oZWY

Project Graveyard 3.2 build 2 (TestFlight)

YouTube video by vrhermit

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 3d

Congrats! I’ll check it out this weekend. It’s been a few years since I played this on Quest 2.

Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 3d

Yep. Why do you ask?

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Dennys Kuhnert @dennys.bsky.social · 3d

Hand Physics Lab is LIVE on the Apple Vision Pro!
🙌👌✌️👍✍️💪🎉

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 3d

Step Into Newsletter for October 10, 2025

Updates to RealityKit Basics, Shared Visions Project opens, and community resources.

#visionOS #SwiftUI #RealityKit

stepinto.vision/articles/ste...

Step Into Newsletter – October 10, 2025

Updates to RealityKit Basics, Shared Visions Project opens, and community resources.

stepinto.vision

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Snapp Mobile iOS Newsletter @snappiosnewsletter.bsky.social · 3d

📬 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 #𝟔𝟏 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭!

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#Swift #iOSDev

Snapp Mobile iOS Newsletter 61

Issue 61 • October 10, 2025

ios-newsletter.snappmobile.io

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Joseph Simpson @vrhermit.com · 4d

If you signed up for the Shared Visions Project, you should have received an invite to our Discord server last week. If you didn't, please let me know! We'll be scheduling a writing and discussion meeting soon.

stepinto.vision/articles/sta...

Starting the Shared Visions Project

Building a community workspace, setting up profiles and roles, and a path forward.

stepinto.vision

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