Windows Mixed Reality
| Windows Mixed Reality | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Augmented Reality |
| Subtype | Optical head-mounted display |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| Operating System | Windows 10 |
| Devices | Microsoft HoloLens |
| Website | https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us |
Announced on January 21, 2015, Windows Mixed Reality was introduced with the release of Windows 10. Microsoft HoloLens was released in
On June 1, 2016 in Computex, Microsoft announced that they are opening Windows Mixed Reality to third party developers. They have partnered with HTC, creator of HTC Vive.
Contents
Features
- All Windows universal apps can become holograms. Holograms can be 2D (a TV or another screen) or 3D (a real object).
- Users can interact with holograms. Gaze, gesture and voice are supported input methods.
- The OHMD is mobile, untethered to your PC or another device.
- Computer vision is utilize to understand the device's environment.
Hardware
Integrated Headsets
Windows 10 VR Headsets
- See also: Windows 10 VR
Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset
HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset
Asus Windows Mixed Reality Headset
Apps
Windows 10 Apps - HoloLens Apps
Developer
Windows Mixed Reality API is incorporated in all devices running Windows 10, even tablets and smartphones.
HoloLens UI/UX are designed around gaze input, gesture input and voice input or GGV. World coordinates, spatial sound and spatial mapping are environmental understanding features that provide the ability for holograms to interact with both the user and the world around them.
