One thing to sit up for: Sony unveiled its different to VR, AR, and 3D glasses for enterprise prospects three years in the past – a flat display utilizing eye monitoring to current the phantasm of three dimensions. The ultra-expensive show appears to have carried out effectively sufficient to warrant a follow-up with extra display actual property and expanded growth instruments.
Sony revealed its second-generation Spatial Actuality Show this week. The ELF-SR2 presents a 27-inch possibility – increasing on the unique’s 15.6 inches – and may extra precisely observe viewers’ eyes for a smoother 3D presentation.
The brand new show essentially resembles the 2020 authentic, with a 4K display offering glasses-free stereoscopic 3D. At $5,000, it targets designers and builders who need to see their tasks in three dimensions with out glasses or a VR headset.
Though the ELF-SR2 maintains the unique’s output decision, the corporate added a brilliant decision characteristic that upscales the picture from 2K to 4K. How the engine compares to related strategies from AMD and Nvidia is unclear.
Whereas the first-gen mannequin supported Unity and Unreal Engine, the listing of instruments has expanded significantly. Customers can combine the display with OpenGL, DirectX 11 and 12, 3DICOM MD, Digital Nation Leisure, HoluSuite, KiksAR, Magnopus, Pixomondo, Store Architects, Sketchfab, and WhiteMoon Goals. Customers can construct VR and AR content material on-display in real-time utilizing OpenXR later this yr.
Crucial supplies like SDKs and case research are freely obtainable on Sony’s web site. The corporate plans to ultimately launch an internet site to host apps particularly designed for the show with up-to-date app info.
Sony thinks a big glasses-free 3D show can assist in structure, automotive design, 3D artwork manufacturing, training, and healthcare. It may additionally show helpful informational kiosk functions the place retailers may need to showcase real-looking 3D fashions of merchandise.
Like its predecessor, the ELF-SR2 helps the Adobe sRGB coloration gamut and a 6,500K coloration temperature. It additionally options 10-bit coloration depth (8bit + FRC). Moreover, it nonetheless works by connecting to a PC with similar system necessities to the unique – a six-core CPU, a GeForce RTX 2070 Tremendous GPU (or any GPU with a minimum of an 18,000 3Dmark rating), 16GB of RAM, and an SSD.
The ELF-SR2 ships in Could. Sony will show the 27-inch mannequin on the Final Vegas NAB Present from April 16-19, the Santa Clara Augmented World Expo from Could 31 to June 2, and the Orlando IfoComm from June 14-16.