{"id":534,"date":"2012-09-13T04:11:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T04:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/?p=534"},"modified":"2012-09-25T02:23:57","modified_gmt":"2012-09-25T02:23:57","slug":"534","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/13\/534\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Holodeck 1.0 Almost Here (BYO 360\u00b0 Treadmill)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ms-holo-patent-580x3541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536 alignnone\" title=\"ms-holo-patent-580x354\" src=\"http:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ms-holo-patent-580x3541.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ms-holo-patent-580x3541.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ms-holo-patent-580x3541-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.geofboyle.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/ms-holo-patent-580x3541-491x300.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/appft1.uspto.gov\/netacgi\/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&amp;Sect2=HITOFF&amp;d=PG01&amp;p=1&amp;u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&amp;r=1&amp;f=G&amp;l=50&amp;s1=%2220120223885%22.PGNR.&amp;OS=DN\/20120223885&amp;RS=DN\/20120223885\">patented<\/a> a projection system that provides an &#8220;immersive\u00a0display experience&#8221;. The system would use a traditional LCD or Plasma display in front and supplement this with a 360\u00b0 projection system to throw images on the walls to the sides and rear.\u00a0Imagine the learning games and simulations possible when this technology matures. Ars Technica <a href=\"http:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2012\/09\/microsoft-patent-shows-holodeck-style-full-room-immersive-display\/\">says<\/a> the patent hints at Kinect-style depth sensing cameras and the ability to actually look behind you to see your enemies&#8221;behind&#8221; you in the game. I&#8217;m imagining a science student &#8220;visiting&#8221; different biomes such as the tundra, a temperate rainforest, or even a newly-blasted volcanic landscape on another planet. Many\u00a0possibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has\u00a0patented a projection system that provides an &#8220;immersive\u00a0display experience&#8221;. 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