Bingo. What you actually see is just a very tiny, very limited version of what is displayed in these videos. Still amazing technology though.Nope. They're just feeds of what HoloLens outputs to the screens inside the visor.
i think some people who call it "fake" don't mean "this video isn't technically feasible by the camera / holographc processing unit (i made that term up!) on the device itself, but rather mean that it's not a meaningful representation of what it'll look like to the user.
You have more faith in humanity than I do. The usual drive-bys don't use that many words.
I don't understand why Microsoft or anyone else is showing everyday consumer things like this off when it's going to cost thousands of dollars.
Because it won't cost nearly that much, at least not the consumer version.
Only the devkit is $3,000, and the first model is mostly for business/science use as far as I know, so by the time it comes to consumers in general, it will probably be priced appropriately.
So all of those are fake?
On another tangent. I can't find official mention of the resolution of the device. But from what I can tell from the aliased edges on that halo screen, it seems like it's running at 800x450? I'm pretty sure my math checks out but I could be wrong. And it's quite possible that they could upgrade that more feasibly than the fov.
I think the videos that show HUGE 65" virtual TVs don't really do any good other than showing what the device isn't really capable of.
There's plenty of stuff that HoloLens will be great for.
Virtuall mounting a huge-ass plasma onto your wall for gaming, isn't
These are fake. I've worn HoloLens. There's no way in hell this is real. The FoV is literally 1/3 the size of this.
Disagree - if you are 8-10 feet away from the virtual TV, it should be fine at 65", that should fit in the FOV.
I'm glad these are hanging around!
If you look at the Autodesk video https://twitter.com/microsoft at 1.46 you clearly see the FOV is still not very good. Clipping of objects is shown.
Still, a good and 'honest' depiction of the capabilities of the device. I like that one.
The FOV isn't "very good" but only in comparison to the bullshot demos that MS gave at the reveal.
Had they not set up such an unrealistic bar with their staged demos, people would be amazed by the device already, regardless of its FoV limitations.
Oy. So HoloLens has a built in way of recording a misrepresentation of what it can actually do FOV wise.
Microsoft are courting the biggest fucking blowback on a product conceivable. Whoever the idiot is that keeps saying "It'll be fine!" needs turfing out onto the street pronto.
So, suddenly they completely fixed the small FoV issue?
Or they are direct feed videos from the device?
When was the last demo they showed using those special cameras?Which should make no difference.
But you have to wonder, if the device is truly capable of this, then why does MS keep showing direct feed from these massive custom cameras then?
When was the last demo they showed using those special cameras?
Maybe they just now got around to implement a functioning record feature.
The implication is that these videos are representative of what using the device is like. If these aren't fully indicative of actual usage scenarios, I'm calling that a lie. I usually cringe when people get a little too flippant with what they call lies when it comes to marketing.
If this is the actual output of the device? That's good stuff.
Which should make no difference.
But you have to wonder, if the device is truly capable of this, then why does MS keep showing direct feed from these massive custom cameras then?
Looks like we are pretty firmly in Milo-territory.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187467729&postcount=113
Since when has FoV been restricted by anything other than the screen?
If it's direct feed from the device, it should show you exactly what you're seeing while wearing the thing. And we know the FoV isn't anywhere as good as that from countless reports.
Looks like we are pretty firmly in Milo-territory.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187467729&postcount=113
Yea it shows the render/output.What we're seeing is a direct feed from the content that the HoloLens displays above a camera feed.
A direct feed shows what is displayed, not how it's displayed.
+Ken Heslip yep! captured from a HoloLens, via our mixed reality capture tech (MRC)
mixed reality
Microsoft's PR department seems to be quite fond of "mixed reality". Didn't know they had a special word for this.
Microsoft's PR department seems to be quite fond of "mixed reality". Didn't know they had a special word for this.
They didn't come up with the term. To be honest I'm still not entirely sure what the difference with AR is. Perhaps interactivity, I don't know.
Mixing reality with fantasy is Microsoft PR's speciality!
The HoloLens lot are in a league of their own though. Fantastic timing on these videos seeping out just as that "Troubled HoloLens Development? One Contractor Studio Let Go" article did the rounds.
This all makes that ridiculous giant camera rig at demonstrations they had even more suspect too. Like this whole project is mired in so much smoke and so many mirrors its hard to tell what even was real at any given point.
Mixing reality with fantasy is Microsoft PR's speciality!
The HoloLens lot are in a league of their own though. Fantastic timing on these videos seeping out just as that "Troubled HoloLens Development? One Contractor Studio Let Go" article did the rounds.
This all makes that ridiculous giant camera rig at demonstrations they had even more suspect too. Like this whole project is mired in so much smoke and so many mirrors its hard to tell what even was real at any given point.
Looks like we are pretty firmly in Milo-territory.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=187467729&postcount=113