Microsoft has allowed staff working on apps for its augmented or "mixed" reality HoloLens headset to begin showcasing prototypes of their work on Twitter. Developers have been using the hashtag #MadeWithHoloLens to share short videos of what's possible when building for the headset.
Notable examples demonstrated employees using the HoloLens to create floating virtual screens for running applications such as a Halo 5 (streaming from an Xbox One), Netflix, Candy Crush, and YouTube.
Other videos showed "holographic" objects interacting with real world surfaces.
They're letting me post another home video made with @HoloLens. Me and my boy goofing around. #MadeWithHoloLens pic.twitter.com/V2Agf98qjj
— Noble Smith (@ShireWisdom) November 30, 2015
SO excited to share a taste of the supersecret HoloLens world I've been living in! #MadeWithHoloLens #HoloLensHYPE! pic.twitter.com/Yu5vy4RdmV
— Andrea Chang (@TheSparkly) November 28, 2015
People are asking where I got the @HoloLens video that I posted. I made it! And it's so much fun! #madewithHoloLens pic.twitter.com/P1XSxMAdKN
— Noble Smith (@ShireWisdom) November 29, 2015
The #MadeWithHoloLens videos coincide with the launch of a contest fielding ideas for HoloLens apps. The winning idea will be made into a working app by Microsoft's internal HoloLens team. Idea submission will close on January 11, 2016.
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