Augmetned Reality (AR)

Microsoft HoloLens 1.0

figure from Windows Dev Center website

HoloLens refers to a pair of Mixed Reality goggles that blends holograms into the user's Field of View (FOV) of the physical world. While VR immerses the user in a simulated world, the MR enables holograms to look and sound like they're part of the user's world by understanding the user's environment. HoloLens embraces Augmented Virtuality (AV) and Augmented Reality (AR) to create the Mixed Reality (MR). It includes multiple sensors, including a Mixed Reality capture, an ambient light sensor, an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), four environment understanding cameras, one depth camera, one 2MP photo and 720p HD camera, and four microphones. In regards to the input commands, HoloLens accepts four kinds of input: gaze, hand gesture, voice commands and any Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) input controllers (such as keyboard, mouse, gampad or clicker).

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