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They’ve got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.
They’ve got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.
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Austin McCasland is a UX prototyper working with Google, and he and Alan chat about the finer points of UX design for AR. He’s designed and developed Paint Space AR, named by Apple as one of the best apps of 2017 and currently works full time at Google as an AR Interaction designer. It seems like magic.
He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?
He’s been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?
They've got a number of different solutions for the construction worker that leverage the Microsoft Hololens 2, the XR10, which is their new wonderful hardhat based augmented reality/mixed reality headset. So what we did is, is we hopped on board with Microsoft kind of from the start, maybe mid last year. So all that coming up.
He's been pushing the envelope of this technology and software for the Microsoft Hololens, and recently built an app for the global launch event of the next generation Hololens 2. And then a lot of that feedback went back to Microsoft, to help inform where the next generation headset was going. Where are we on the timeline?
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You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. I'm a Microsoft master trainer, so I do a lot of work with Microsoft technology. We did a lot to Tilt Brush demos and hands-on workshops and stuff. I mean, I was a distinguished educator. I do a lot with Apple technology.
You can go into Google, like "HTC Vive blog Steve Bambury" or something, you'll probably find them. I'm a Microsoft master trainer, so I do a lot of work with Microsoft technology. We did a lot to Tilt Brush demos and hands-on workshops and stuff. I mean, I was a distinguished educator. I do a lot with Apple technology.
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