Microsoft opening up the technology behind HoloLens may be the best thing to happen for VR

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by Sindy Cator on June 3, 2016 at 3:58 pm

HoloLens is one of Microsoft’s most important new products, but it soon won’t be the only holographic experience around. Microsoft is opening up its Windows 10 Holographic platform to other manufacturers. In other words, expect HoloLens clones to start showing up all over the place soon. While the Holographic platform does supports standard Oculus-style virtual reality, Microsoft thinks the real draw for practical applications will be augmented reality (it prefers the term ‘mixed reality’). Mixed reality lets virtual experiences interact with the real world. Moreover, Windows Holographic lets multiple devices interact with one another, sharing a common virtual space. While current virtual…