Microsoft HoloLens AR

Microsoft unveiled “Project X-Ray” today at their Windows 10 Devices event, and it’s basically a new augmented-reality game prototype for its HoloLens AR headset. This game has players using an arm-mounted holographic weapon to fight off robots flying around the player’s real-life surroundings. The robots can also interact with furniture and architecture, and even burst through walls. Continue reading for the full 8-minute video demonstration.

“Microsoft also announced that a Development Edition of the headset will launch in Q1 2016, for the somewhat princely sum of US$3,000. The first version of HoloLens to exist outside Microsoft’s own testing environments, the Development Edition is intended to help developers create apps and feed back on design,” reports Game Planet.

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