BGC worked with Seattle startup Loook on a HoloLens app that lets engineers see immersive 3D map visualizations. Photo via Loook.
When Sébastien Motte and John Howard launched their holographic computing development studio last year, they did not expect to be working with customers in the mining industry.
But that’s exactly what has transpired, with Seattle-based Loook today revealing the Microsoft HoloLens app it built for BGC Engineering, an applied earth science consulting company based in Canada.
The app, an example of the wide range of business applications for the HoloLens and mixed reality in general, essentially turns flat 2D engineering drawings into three-dimensional maps and immersive landscapes with accompanying data. The idea is to better show the scale and scope of a project, while also helping improve communication between BGC and its clients.
“I can show you a million 2D drawings, but you’ll never understand it as clearly as if I show you the same thing in 3D using HoloLens,” BGC Vice President Bill Burton said in a statement. “This has the potential to revolutionize how we communicate on a day-to- day basis.”
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Source: Geek Wire