Our holographic future: a Q&A with HoloLens head Scott Erickson

It's been almost a year since we first learned about Microsoft's HoloLens, the experimental augmented (actually, Microsoft prefers "mixed") reality headset that can run Minecraft, reconstruct Mars, and take Skype calls. It doesn't do these things flawlessly, but after months of tight secrecy, we're slowly getting a better look at what the technology is capable of. Applications are currently open for development kits, which will be shipping next year. And Microsoft is getting more comfortable with publicity — unlike my first experience with HoloLens, the team didn't confiscate all my electronics when I tried out its new Volvo showroom yesterday.

After my demo, I got a few minutes with Scott Erickson, senior director of the HoloLens...

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