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Microsoft HoloLens Prototyping

The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative (MFTi) develops mixed reality applications for the Microsoft HoloLens, which is, according to the company, "the first self-contained, holographic computer".

Research topics

augmented reality, Microsoft HoloLens, mixed reality

MFTi has developed a number of prototypes for the HoloLens since Q4 2016. Two demo videos are provided below. Our work on this device lead to the development of an advanced prototype as part of our Integration of Mixed Reality and GPS-based Positioning to Support Public Works Applications project.

More information

• Image recognition prototype mp4
• 3D Cube prototype mp4
• Art Gallery prototype [To be provided mp4]

NBCC Team

• Calvin Smith, Research Technician
• William McIver Jr., Ph.D., NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mobile First Technology, Principal Investigator

Collaborators

• IGT, Moncton, New Brunswick
• Kognitiv Spark, Hanwell New Brunswick

Funders

• Government of New Brunswick - Industry Innovation Challenge Program
• New Brunswick Innovation Fund - Research Assistantships Initiative & Research Technician Initiative
• National Sciences and Engineering Research Council - Industrial Research Chair for Colleges

Project contact

William McIver Jr., Ph.D., NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Mobile First Technology, New Brunswick Community College

bill.mciver@nbcc.ca

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