Speaker
Abstract
Meta announced the Orion AR Glasses in September 2024. It is a time machine to demonstrate that it's possible to build an immersive augmented reality experience in a glasses form-factor. There were numerous technical challenges to make this a reality. This talk will focus on the technical innovations that went into Orion, and lessons learned for building such an ambitious product.
Topics
augmented reality
electromyography
HW/SW Co-Engineering
76%
senior dev or higher
1:11
speaker ratio
60+
practitioners
QCon London 2025 is a three day conference for senior software engineers, architects and team leads. An international program committee of working engineers selects every session. Patterns and practices, not products and pitches.
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