Recently Microsoft much interested in augmented reality, as evidenced by the rapid development of the helmet Holo Lens. But the company is not going to stop and has recently begun to actively explore the field of mixed reality, which even plans to open a Studio dedicated to this area.
The Studio is called Microsoft Reactor and is based in San Francisco. In its sphere of activity will include working with creative agencies and app developers to create content for mixed reality. As reported by Engadget, Microsoft has released headphones that support this feature.
It is worth saying that the mixed reality (Mixed reality, MR) is a consequence of the merger of real and virtual worlds where physical and digital objects coexist and interact in real time. For this purpose you can use the various gadgets of the AR-hats to headphones, microphones and special manipulators. Microsoft to promote the format attracts musicians, athletes, actors and other artists. In the end, Microsoft now has a bunch of content that you can use to create VR, AR and mixed reality and immersive effects.
Despite the fact that Microsoft is actively promoting the new format and opens a Studio, attracting famous people to the bright future of technology at all desire it is hard to believe. After all, history knows a lot of closed projects for which the company at the time, spent a lot of money: from Zune player to the recently discontinued Kinect.
Microsoft opens a Studio to work on mixed reality
Vladimir Kuznetsov