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Joseph Simpson

@vrhermit

I share practical visionOS example code, articles, labs, guides, newsletters, and community resources through @StepIntoVision, and host weekly.

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Joined July 2025
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@MaximeHeckel3h
my article on global illumination, the final one for the year, is in the works another excuse to make beautiful posters using the work that will be featured in it
Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows white arches against a blue sky, with natural shadows, bounced lights, soft lighting Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

ALT Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows white arches against a blue sky, with natural shadows, bounced lights, soft lighting Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows a corner of a room with an orange and green sphere and blue box against the wall, lit through by the sun coming through the window, with light bouncing in the corners and colors bleeding on the ground Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

ALT Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows a corner of a room with an orange and green sphere and blue box against the wall, lit through by the sun coming through the window, with light bouncing in the corners and colors bleeding on the ground Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows the entrance to a dark, gloomy corridor viewed from the side, with glowing neon lights. Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

ALT Poster featuring the outline of my upcoming article on Global Illumination Background shows the entrance to a dark, gloomy corridor viewed from the side, with glowing neon lights. Title: Lighting That Feels Just Right Topics: Lighting model Screen-Space Global Illumination Raymarching Temporal Accumulation Probe-based Global Illumination Hysteresis Reflections Sky Light

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"Make a Schrader graph material for grass" - thanks iOS dictation. I'm calling it Schrader graph from now on
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I'm so excited for this. The speaker line up is amazing. Three days with some of the smartest people in the Swift/Apple dev community
Adrian Eves (@swifteves) profile pictureAdrian Eves
@swiftevesOct 30
Three weeks until Swiftsonic! We're getting close, and I can't wait to see everyone in Nashville. Three days of Swift, indie projects, great conversations, and catching up with friends. November 20–22. See you there! swiftsonicconf.com/
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Clem Boissiere
@sxpstudioOct 30
Fun portal effect applied on the reconstructed environment mesh. (written in GLSL, running on VisionPro)
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Clem Boissiere
@sxpstudioOct 29
ShaderVision now supports GLSL (and mainVR from shadertoy if that's your thinking model). There's also a small new sample drop!
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LALÒ Immersive - A Spatial Choral Experience vision.directory/apps/lalo-i…
LALÒ Immersive

LALÒ Immersive

A Spatial Choral Experience

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I am looking forward to being a speaker at the Immersive Warsaw event and reaching everyone there.
Phil Traut ᯅ (@SpatiallyMe) profile picturePhil Traut ᯅ
@SpatiallyMeOct 27
Public service announcement! On 5 November, there’s a unique opportunity to meet the core of the immersive video community at the Palace of Culture and Science, which, if you know Warsaw, is a very special location. Speakers like Sam Baumel, Dane Christensen, Roz McNulty, Matt Fisher and others make this an incredibly exciting event for me. So happy to see this community so alive. There are still some tickets left. I’ll link their beautiful website below.
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OpenImmersive - Immersive Video Player vision.directory/apps/openim…
OpenImmersive

OpenImmersive

Immersive Video Player

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I just got my ticket to Swiftsonic 2026. They have such a great list of speaker scheduled. I'm glad to attend an event where I don't have to do anything. No speaking, volunteering, etc. I can focus all my energy on learning from this awesome community. swiftsonicconf.com/
Swiftsonic ’26

Swiftsonic ’26

A Swift and iOS developer conference in Nashville with headliners, openers, community, and festival energy.

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You can now play Puzzleform (3D Logic Puzzles) on Apple Vision Pro! Link below #AppleVisionPro #VR #3DPuzzles
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OrbitalGallery - See your photography in orbit! vision.directory/apps/orbita…
OrbitalGallery

OrbitalGallery

See your photography in orbit!

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Serenity Caldwell@setternOct 27
OK so I might still be in Canada running iPhone Duo workshops but we're cool if I ALSO get excited about visionOS for a sec, right? November 11. Cupertino. If you make (or want to make) immersive media, this is the event for you. Come hang out with us! developer.apple.com/events/v…
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UploadVR
@UploadVRSep 8
What makes exploring art and science in spatial apps so compelling? We look at Apple Vision Pro apps Museas and Astronoma to learn how to design for curiosity and discovery. Details here: uploadvr.com/museas-astronom…
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Adam Roszyk@RoszykAdamOct 26
Looking for apps to play with during long Autumn evenings on your Apple Vision? Unwind, relax and solve beautiful puzzles in Augmented Reality: apps.apple.com/us/app/lampwo…
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another sound sample for a project
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new iPad mini looks great bit starts at $699 😵‍💫
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Sarun W.
@sarunwOct 25
Want more than just displaying a web page in SwiftUI? Pair WebView with WebPage.
Orange Swift code card. BrowserView stores @State private var page = WebPage(). Inside NavigationStack, WebView(page) uses .navigationTitle(page.title). A task loads https://sarunw.com. The title follows changes to the observable WebPage.

ALT Orange Swift code card. BrowserView stores @State private var page = WebPage(). Inside NavigationStack, WebView(page) uses .navigationTitle(page.title). A task loads https://sarunw.com. The title follows changes to the observable WebPage.

Orange Swift code card. In a view with a WebPage stored in @State, WebView(page) adds .safeAreaInset(edge: .top). While page.isLoading, it displays ProgressView(value: page.estimatedProgress) with .progressViewStyle(.linear).

ALT Orange Swift code card. In a view with a WebPage stored in @State, WebView(page) adds .safeAreaInset(edge: .top). While page.isLoading, it displays ProgressView(value: page.estimatedProgress) with .progressViewStyle(.linear).

Orange Swift code card. WebView(page) adds a Back toolbar button. If page.backForwardList.backList.last exists, the button calls page.load(back). The button is disabled while page.backForwardList.backList.isEmpty.

ALT Orange Swift code card. WebView(page) adds a Back toolbar button. If page.backForwardList.backList.last exists, the button calls page.load(back). The button is disabled while page.backForwardList.backList.isEmpty.

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they emerge for their nightly parade (audio test)
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interlerping magentic spluperdiboops (3)
A screenshot of a slightly deranged 3D model I've been working on

ALT A screenshot of a slightly deranged 3D model I've been working on

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Adrian Eves
@swiftevesOct 25
Some of the best things I've learned in this industry have had nothing to do with writing code. That's why I'm looking forward to hearing Ben Freiband on the power of saying "I don't know," alongside Paolo Villanueva with "The Song Is Bigger Than the Stage." This is exactly the kind of conversation I wanted Swiftsonic to make room for. 🎟️ swiftsonicconf.com/
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