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Last April, we introduced the WebVR 1.1 API in Microsoft Edge as part of the Windows Creators Update, providing a foundation for developers to create immersive virtual reality experiences with Windows Mixed Reality developer kits. We have been hard at work building on this foundation to provide...

Today is an exciting day for mixed reality at Microsoft! We outlined our vision for mixed reality, unveiled the latest device to join our growing family of Windows Mixed Reality headsets – the Samsung HMD Odyssey – and kicked off the holiday buying season by celebrating the availability of...

Let’s take a closer look at these devices: ASUS Windows Mixed Reality Headset Link Removed The ASUS Windows Mixed Reality headset is powered by Windows 10 and designed to bring you immersive real-world and virtual experiences. It features a beautifully unique design with a pattern of...

Link Removed I first met Lucas Rizzotto at a Link Removed hackathon last December, where he and his team built a holographic advertising solution. Fast forward to August, and he’s now an award-winning mixed reality creator, technologist, and designer with two HoloLens apps in Windows Store...

Anyone following the excitement around virtual reality and augmented reality over the past year is aware of the anticipation surrounding Microsoft’s new Windows Mixed Reality headsets. You understand that a rapidly expanding mixed reality market is just waiting for developers like you to get...

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Hi Lenovo's clever hack to bring VR to every game This looks interesting to me, I'd love to be able to play some games that I do play in stereo and have my head movement control the view. One is Rise of Flight, a very realistic WWI flight sim. In this game you sit in the cockpit of an...

Okay, so this isn't a Visual Studio Extension, but I figure cool SDK's are a good Monday fit too... Link Removed The Link Removed made a big splash when it was announced, but since it's been a little quite. I personally wasn't following much about it because I didn't have a Sprout and you...

We've mentioned IllumiRoom and RoomAlive before, but at Build 2015 there was a dedicated session AND the release of the RoomAlive Toolkit too! Link Removed IllumiRoom (Link Removed) demonstrated how projection mapping can enhance entertainment. RoomAlive (Link Removed) prototyped turning any...

A new Blog on the Skype website goes into some detail concerning the app for Windows 8: Read the full version here: Skype - The Big Blog - Welcome Skype for Windows 8: It's Fast, Easy and Beautiful

minutes ago #1 I was not sure if this was an appropriate entry in this section. I know it is not directly related to Windows 8 but, like it or not, IE10 is the default. There is a surprising lack of interest on the web, regarding this feature. I have installed Firefox, as a standby, but am...

# windows8 Many people trying out the Windows 8 Developer Preview are noting that they cannot open some of the Metro style full-screen immersive apps when clicking on that app's tile in the start screen. This comes from having a screen resolution set below the minimum 1024x768 for Windows 8...

Using registry/disk cleaners (CCleaner, SpeedUpMyPC,etc) in the Windows 8 Developer/Consumer Preview will result in the absence of both the app store and the metro/immersive Control Panel being unavailable in your installation. Luckily, I have found a fix for this problem. But first, a summary...

Early this month, Microsoft dropped something of a bombshell on Windows developers: the new Windows 8 touch-friendly immersive style would use a developer platform not based on .NET, which Microsoft has been championing for the past decade. Instead, it would use HTML5 and JavaScript. Since then...

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The Beauty of the Web shines with Disney's new Tron:Legacy site, a rich graphic novel brought to life online using HTML5 Canvas and audio tags (check out the music). The site, designed to mark the relaunch of the Tron:Legacy application, takes advantage of the power of modern PC hardware through...

Sound and music are the extra kick that makes games truly immersive. In this video, David Thany explains what great games sound like and how to choose the right audio feel. Watch and follow at Link Removed. We will be featuring a new XNA Game Development video each Monday for the next ten weeks...

Bloomberg is adding fuel to the rumor fires claiming that Microsoft may show off the tablet version of Windows 8 next week at the AllThingsD conference. If and when that happens, here’s what to watch for. Steven Sinofsky, the President of Microsoft’s Windows client division, is slated to take...

More features of Windows 8 have emerged from discoveries in a liked Milestone 1 build. The OS is now known to have a "push notification platform" that would would send alarms and other notices from a remote server to the app in question, much as on iOS. References to "tiles" and "toasts" suggest...

Supersite </br/> In our latest look at secret new Windows 8 features, we present Internet Explorer Immersive, a special new version of Microsoft's browser aimed at tablets and smaller form factor devices. ... Source: Paul Thurott's SuperSite for Windows