There’ll be a lot more virtual objects hovering around you soon, if Microsoft gets its way.
The software giant unveiled View Mixed Reality, a way for any Windows 10 device to embrace augmented reality, or the concept of overlaying digital images over the real world. Typically, you would have to wear special headsets to take advantage of AR, but View Mixed Reality lets you use your laptop’s camera and display. The feature will be included into any PC running Windows 10 S, a new version of Windows designed for classrooms.
Microsoft’s betting that 3D and mixed reality will be a big deal in the future, as computer-generated images move from the laptop, tablet and phone screens we’re used to seeing, and into glasses or goggles that overlay them on the real world. Beyond laptops, Microsoft also showed off other mixed reality experiences using special headsets.
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Source: CNET