Microsoft announces Windows Holographic operating system for VR devices
POSTED 07 Jun 2016 . BY Tom Anstey
The operating platform will be available for all VR technology
Microsoft has announced it’s releasing a virtual reality operating system to be available to all VR and AR systems.
The company’s own under-development Hololens already uses the special version of Windows 10, which will be known as Windows Holographic on its commercial release.
Building on the existing Windows platform, Windows Holographic will include a range of bespoke components for virtual or augmented reality. Such features will include human-interaction systems, spatial mapping and special technology to best use the capabilities of the software.
With Microsoft offering up its technology to third parties, it broadens the platform which is currently restricted to brands such as Oculus and Htc Vive, which use their own platforms exclusively.
The VR market continues to expand in 2016, providing new opportunities to businesses that want to create more immersive experiences for their consumers. Several big attractions operators such as Disney, Merlin and Universal have also invested in the technology as VR stamps its mark on the industry.
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global companies to develop its immersive technology, has produced a six-part virtual
reality series about Paul McCartney.
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger
cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance,
hospitality and public programming.
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick
Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and
private membership under one roof.
The Montana Historical Society has officially celebrated the opening of its new Montana
Heritage
Center, a US$107 million (£79 million, €92 million) destination that combines immersive
storytelling with cutting-edge audiovisual technology to bring the sta
Microsoft announces Windows Holographic operating system for VR devices
POSTED 07 Jun 2016 . BY Tom Anstey
The operating platform will be available for all VR technology
Microsoft has announced it’s releasing a virtual reality operating system to be available to all VR and AR systems.
The company’s own under-development Hololens already uses the special version of Windows 10, which will be known as Windows Holographic on its commercial release.
Building on the existing Windows platform, Windows Holographic will include a range of bespoke components for virtual or augmented reality. Such features will include human-interaction systems, spatial mapping and special technology to best use the capabilities of the software.
With Microsoft offering up its technology to third parties, it broadens the platform which is currently restricted to brands such as Oculus and Htc Vive, which use their own platforms exclusively.
The VR market continues to expand in 2016, providing new opportunities to businesses that want to create more immersive experiences for their consumers. Several big attractions operators such as Disney, Merlin and Universal have also invested in the technology as VR stamps its mark on the industry.
VR company Jaunt debuts six-part McCartney documentary POSTED 26 May 2016. BY Tom Anstey VR startup Jaunt, which last year secured US$65m (€58m, £42m) from a number of
global companies to develop its immersive technology, has produced a six-part virtual
reality series about Paul McCartney.
OMA has completed a major transformation of New York's New Museum, creating a larger
cultural campus that combines expanded exhibition spaces with learning, performance,
hospitality and public programming.
A US$50 million (£44.2 million, €51.2 million) transformation of Chicago's historic McCormick
Mansion has created a new destination that combines live magic, immersive theatre, dining and
private membership under one roof.
The Montana Historical Society has officially celebrated the opening of its new Montana
Heritage
Center, a US$107 million (£79 million, €92 million) destination that combines immersive
storytelling with cutting-edge audiovisual technology to bring the sta
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long transformation programme that has seen almost US$200 million invested into the Texas
attraction.
Plans for the AU$180 million redevelopment of Reef HQ Aquarium in Townsville, Australia, are
progressing, with the project set to transform the attraction into a global centre for reef
education and conservation.
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