State of XR Analytics 2025
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The Intelligence Layer of Spatial Computing
News, analysis and research on spatial computing, immersive UX, accessibility and enterprise XR — from Vision Pro to Android XR.
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This week in spatial computing
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Apple Vision Pro enterprise rollouts accelerate in Q1
Field service, logistics and design teams report measurable productivity gains as Vision Pro spatial computing deployments scale past pilot programs.
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New to spatial computing?
Three short reads that explain what spatial computing is, the companies shaping it and the vocabulary you'll see everywhere.
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What is spatial computing?
A plain-English explainer — devices, use cases and why it matters.
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Spatial computing companies
The platforms, headset makers and studios defining the market.
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Glossary
Presence, passthrough, OpenXR, anchors — the terms, explained.
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Spatial computing news
Apple Vision Pro enterprise rollouts accelerate in Q1
Field service, logistics and design teams report measurable productivity gains as Vision Pro spatial computing deployments scale past pilot programs.
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Spatial computing market 2025: who's actually buying
A snapshot of the spatial computing market: which industries are buying headsets, what they're spending and where adoption is real versus aspirational.
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News desk roundup: what we're tracking in spatial computing
Our weekly roundup of spatial computing news — Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Android XR, OpenXR and the platforms shaping immersive UX.
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OpenXR working group proposes accessibility extension
A new draft extension formalizes input remapping, captioning and motion-comfort signals across spatial computing runtimes — a milestone for accessibility in XR.
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What Vision Pro session data tells us about attention
Early in-field data suggests spatial computing sessions cluster into three distinct attention patterns — with concrete implications for immersive UX design.
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Meta updates Quest telemetry pipeline for developers
A new event schema standardizes session, gaze and hand-tracking signals — the foundation any XR analytics platform needs to compare Quest with Vision Pro.
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Analysis
Deeper reads on behavior & business
What Vision Pro session data tells us about attention
Early in-field data suggests spatial computing sessions cluster into three distinct attention patterns — with concrete implications for immersive UX design.
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The procurement problem in enterprise XR
Why most enterprise XR pilots stall at procurement — and what mature spatial computing programs do differently when they scale.
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Apple Vision Pro enterprise rollouts accelerate in Q1
Field service, logistics and design teams report measurable productivity gains as Vision Pro spatial computing deployments scale past pilot programs.
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Research Hub
Reports, benchmarks & studies
Accessibility Benchmarks for Immersive UX
A 32-point rubric applied to leading immersive products.
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Enterprise XR ROI Study
Field study across manufacturing, healthcare and retail deployments.
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Vision Pro Attention Study
Multi-site research on attention patterns in spatial computing.
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Guides
Evergreen primers for product teams
What is XR analytics?
A foundational primer on the events, metrics and frameworks behind measuring spatial computing experiences — from sessions to gaze and presence.
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Understanding presence metrics
Presence is the most cited — and least defined — metric in spatial computing. Here's how product teams operationalize it across Vision Pro and Quest.
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Heatmaps in immersive environments, explained
Spatial heatmaps require a different mental model than web heatmaps. We break down gaze, dwell and locomotion overlays for spatial computing.
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Accessibility in XR: a practical guide
Captioning, input remapping, motion comfort and cognitive load — a working accessibility checklist for spatial computing product teams.
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