Microsoft unveiled a new hologram platform today as part of its new operating system.
The feature will use a new holographic headset to overlay virtual images onto the real world — so that Skype conversations can pop up while people are working around, or a living room can be turned into a virtual landscape from a game.
The platform, Microsoft Holographic, and the headset were both revealed as part of the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft’s new operating system for tablets, phones and PCs.
The holographic software is built into Windows 10 already, the company said. Though Microsoft is working on its own hardware, the platform will also work for other virtual reality software like Oculus Rift and Google Glass.
Wired magazine had an early look at the kit, calling it “amazing” and praising the realism of the virtual images.
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Onstage, a Microsoft executive built a virtual flying drone, which the company then showed could be 3D printed. Alex Kipman, who helped lead the project, called it “print preview for 3D printing”.
Users can wear the headset while moving around, and interact with virtual images using their hands.
The hologram kit has been under development for more than five years, it reported, and early versions of it were integrated into Microsoft’s Kinect.
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