Microsoft’s HoloLens has been used in many places before, but it is now heading to the football field. Indeed, a Maryland based start up, Mixed River, is bringing HoloLens to the NFL, helping the Baltimore Ravens better prepare for games (via Wareable.com)
While other NFL teams have indeed investigated using virtual reality technologies to simulate practice and other game experiences, Mixed River is taking things a step further. Built using Unity 3D, the start up has developed a Pre-Game Prep platform which uses HoloLens to give players holographic versions of practice.
In fact, Mixed River co-founder Jim Pietila tells Wareable that the Baltimore Ravens have signed a one year deal with Mixed river to use the technology.
“So we instead decided to focus on sports, and chose football as a primary subject within that. We looked at other sports, but we just felt that football fit best, and the fact the Baltimore Ravens are so close also made sense to market it for those guys..”
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Source: ON MSFT