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NASA Let Us Walk On Mars With HoloLens

VRScout

The software, called OnSight, is a collaboration between NASA and Microsoft to give rover scientists the ability to walk around and explore Mars right from their offices. For NASA JPL and Microsoft, its all about using the HoloLens and software as a tool to interact with Mars and 3D simulations in a more natural human way.

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Magic Leap One first impressions review: it’s not a leap, but a step

The Ghost Howls

I guess that you already know this, but I’ll repeat it the same: the Magic Leap One system is composed of three parts : The actual headset, the Lightwear; The computational unit, the Lightpack; The 6 DOF controller, the Control. From left to right: the Lightpack, the Lightwear and the Control (Image by Magic Leap).

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Magic Leap on sale starting from $2295, ships only in the US

The Ghost Howls

Again, Microsoft did the same with HoloLens… we European are always so unlucky… I guess the reason for this choice is that the company wants to make things gradually, step by step, evaluating how the device goes in the US to then distribute it worldwide. Control and Charger. Regarding the controller, the specs are: Haptics.

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Are Publishers Ready to go Virtual?

Tech Trends VR

it makes strategic sense that Pearson has partnered with Microsoft to develop content for the HoloLens Click To Tweet. It’s courseware that you can interact with either on a PC, or stick it on a Google cardboard and in there you’d have hotspots where you can find out more about certain elements, or control where you go within the experience.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And all of this comes in a period when other partnerships between tech giants are happening: remember that some weeks ago, Microsoft closed its streaming service Mixer and allied with Facebook Gaming to fight the quasi-monopoly of (Amazon-owned) Twitch. Peggy Johnson is the new CEO of Magic Leap.

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Magic Leap’s LEAP Con 2018 round-up: all the major announcements in only one place

The Ghost Howls

This has been very interesting, because we now know what are the features that the Florida company is going to introduce. Some of the most notable points are: 2 Controllers support. This means that before (or during) the launch of the Oculus Quest, it will be possible to have a similar control scheme on the Magic Leap One, too.

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The Ghost Howls’s VR Week Peek (2019.12.16): Oculus Quest gets hand tracking, Magic Leap pivots towards enterprise and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Doing that will disable the controllers, and you will be able to navigate in the menus just using your hands. Some developers have anyway already stated they plan to implement a controller-free interface in the next version of their applications. But, most importantly, now the Quest features hands tracking.