Microsoft demos 'holoportation' 3D presence tech with HoloLens

Post by victorantos » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 3:53 PM UTC

sinxoveretothex wrote: post #50

jader201 wrote: post #47

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But only if they manage to drastically reduce/eliminate the latency that's present with video conferencing. It gets us one step closer by allowing virtual eye contact, but if the latency is still there, it will still be subpar to in-person interactions. The other thing that wasn't so evident by this video is that everyone you were taking to would have to be wearing Hololenses, so it will still be a bit awkward. Not t…

> The other thing that wasn't so evident by this video is that everyone you were taking to would have to be wearing Hololenses, so it will still be a bit awkward. I remember seeing the guy who invented the selfie stick present it to Canada's Dragon's Den: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw7YbcoCkbs . My reaction was: this is ridiculous and stupid. Nobody will ever use that let alone buy it. Let's just say I was sligh…

Post by Natanael_L » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 4:50 PM UTC

ickwabe wrote: post #94

neals wrote: post #87

I never hear or see anybody mention this, but I feel that it is important to note that the actual surface area of the HoloLens is currently way to small to give anything resembling the presented experiences. They always show the hololens used from a third perspective. Filmed with a camera, not the actual Hololens capture. The hololens that I got to use (admittedly, almost a year ago now) was just nowhere near the exp…

These folks have a ted talk video on their front page where they show the view from inside their headset. Seems reasonably expansive. https://www.metavision.com/

Post by sdenton4 » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 4:59 PM UTC

sgift wrote: post #88

guelo wrote: post #59

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You're sure it will take off. But at the same time you confess that you are very bad at predicting these kind of things. So, not sure what you're saying.

> So, not sure what you're saying. That naysayers are usually wrong.

Post by leoedin » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 5:00 PM UTC

beams_of_light wrote: post #102

maroonblazer wrote: post #100

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I work for MSFT but don't work on HoloLens. Not all remote work is created equal. There are certain kinds of work that require richer kinds of interaction. E.g. whiteboarding, prioritizing with Post-It notes, brainstorming. Anyone who tries to "dial in" to one of these meetings is perpetually behind those in the room given they can't see what's on the wall/whiteboard. I could imagine technology like this making that…

We already have the technology needed to be much better at remote meetings, but people don't use it.

Post by shpx » Sat, Mar 26, 2016, 6:27 PM UTC

ickwabe wrote: post #94

neals wrote: post #87

I never hear or see anybody mention this, but I feel that it is important to note that the actual surface area of the HoloLens is currently way to small to give anything resembling the presented experiences. They always show the hololens used from a third perspective. Filmed with a camera, not the actual Hololens capture. The hololens that I got to use (admittedly, almost a year ago now) was just nowhere near the exp…

These folks have a ted talk video on their front page where they show the view from inside their headset. Seems reasonably expansive. https://www.metavision.com/