68: How to Build a Mixed Reality Headset

Meta Tech Podcast

How do you build your own mixed reality headset from sketch to scale? That's exactly what Alfred Jones, VP of hardware engineering at Meta Reality Labs, discussed with host Pascal. From choosing the right display technology, battery, thermal budget and of course hitting the right price point. How he manages to not fall victim to choice paralysis and so much more in episode 68.

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Links

• Caddy: https://engineering.fb.com/2024/07/18/virtual-reality/caddy-cad-mixed-reality-mr-meta/

Timestamps

• Intro 0:06

• Alfred Introduction 1:40

• Who do you work with? 3:23

• Decision making frameworks 5:20

• Is MR the final destination? 7:19

• What makes good passthrough such a challenge? 10:18

• How to build your own MR headset 13:51

• Hardware design constraints 19:00

• Prototype phases 22:34

• Durability testing 26:23

• Dogfooding at Meta 28:55

• Magic wand for technical limitations 31:56

• Outro 34:26