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Microsoft Now Hosts Free HoloLens Demos Across US & Canada

Road to VR

Haven’t been able to make it to any of the big gaming expos (or you don’t know anyone with the $3,000 AR headset)? Microsoft Stores across the US and Canada are now hosting free HoloLens demos, so you can finally see what the hubbub is all about. Chandler, Chandler Fashion Center. Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square.

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Microsoft HoloLens and Digital Twins Redefines Bridge Inspections

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The state of Minnesota has 20,000 bridges alone. Minnesota Department of Transportation needed to do something to redefine bridge inspections. Along came Microsoft Azure Remote Rendering, Microsoft HoloLens, digital twins, and drones to transform the way they inspect bridges.

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This Game Reimagines Pokémon as a Playable Font Where Creatures Capitalize Instead of Evolve

GizModo VR

Oh, and let’s set it in Minnesota too. Fontemon is the answer to a question absolutely no one asked: What if Pokémon was a playable font? Because why the hell not. Read more.

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Mixed Reality, Internet of Things, and Digital Twins

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You could also view them within 2D on a computer but to bring them to life in 3D changes the game. Microsoft has an example simulation where they use real time data thanks to IoT to show what happens live on a wind farm. One of the things that was not possible before the combination of the three, is simulations are brought to life.