Author Topic: Microsoft Announces Windows Holographic AR, Project HoloLens (Read 6924 times)

Tbone · « **on:** January 21, 2015, 03:54:39 pm »

http://youtu.be/aThCr0PsyuA

http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/21/7867593/microsoft-announces-windows-holographic
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-hands-on/?mbid=social_twitter

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Microsoft has just revealed its next great innovation: Windows Holographic. It's an augmented reality experience that employs a headset, much like all the VR goggles that are currently rising in popularity, but Microsoft's solution adds holograms to the world around you. The HoloLens headset is described as "the most advanced holographic computer the world has ever seen." It's a self-contained computer, including a CPU, a GPU, and a dedicated holographic processor. The dark visor up front contains a see-through display, there's spatial sound so you can "hear" holograms behind you, and HoloLens also integrates a set of motion and environmental sensors.

NO WIRES OR PC REQUIRED, IT'S A SELF-CONTAINED HOLOGRAM GENERATOR

Though still early in its development, HoloLens will be made available "in the Windows 10 timeframe" and, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, it will be priced "for both enterprise and consumers to use it." Microsoft has already shown HoloLens to at least one games publisher, with Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick describing the experience as "extraordinary."

http://youtu.be/aAKfdeOX3-o
Signum News - Microsoft HoloLens Apresentation

Longboard · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2015, 12:13:24 am »

I'm looking forward to this and they are supposed to come out around the same time Windows 10 is released.

Tbone · « **Reply #2 on:** April 29, 2015, 03:33:44 pm »

http://channel9.msdn.com

From the 04:04:00 mark until about 04:30:00. A 30 minute live demo of HoloLens. Worth seeing!

doublej42 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2015, 06:44:13 pm »

I've been watching it all day (for work). Keep an eye out for the feedback from the developers there. Stuff like https://twitter.com/LBugnion/status/593517750561079296

Also unity and unreal will support it.

doublej42 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2015, 06:46:00 pm »

http://www.reddit.com/r/HoloLens/comments/34c0i0/ama_request_anyone_trying_out_the_hololens_demo/

Tbone · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2015, 03:30:59 am »

Seems like the biggest setback is the FOV. It's like looking through an invisible tablet held up at arm's length in front of you.

The clarity and head tracking sound very impressive, though.