Role of ICT in a networked society

The world is witness to a paradigm shift in population shifting from rural to urban landscape. The fact of the mater remains that there are already more people living in cities than rural areas, by 2050 almost...

HoloLens offers a unique AR experience with limitless application potential

HoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality (AR) viewer, feels like the future of computing. The tech giant has been making the developer version of its headset, but now you can grab one for a skyscraping price of $3,000.

AR, not to be confused with vi r tua l rea lity ( V R), ai ms to place digital objects in the real world. Pokémon GO gave us a little taste of what's possible with just our phones, but Microsoft's HoloLolens is an entirely different experience with gesture controls, spatial sound and more.

Putting on the headgear

You m ay st r u g g le to get t he HoloLens fit every time you put it on. When HoloLens fits right, it's comfortable. But, like all VR and AR headgear, its weight is front loaded. As a result, you may feel a noticeable weight hanging off your forehead. If you wear glasses and use HoloLens with them on, the headset will not press into your face or feel tight around the head, unlike other VR headsets.

Holographic viewing

The HoloLens images projected onto the real world around you are vibrant, sharp and realistic -though, a little jittery sometimes. When you move around them, the holographic shapes behave like real objects. But, looking at holograms slapped on the real world is just one half of the HoloLens equation. Controlling the holograms is the other.

Controlling holograms

The HoloLens gaze controls are responsive and should be easy for any user to get the hang of almost immediately. It's the other kinds of input where HoloLens has slightly more trouble. While voice controls work, there is a lag between giving them and the hologram executing your commands. And gesture control is the hardest to get right.

The HoloLens also uses spatial audio, which takes the experience to a whole new level. The sound got louder if you approach a jukebox hologram and faded as you move away. Of course, as you see the holograms, you will still able to see your surroundings. The holograms will not be disrupted i f someone happened to wa lk through your projection.

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