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Minecraft on HoloLens Developed by New Microsoft Studio

VRFocus- Last month saw Microsoft announce the hugely intriguing HoloLens, a head-mounted display (HMD) that allows users to see and interact with holograms. The company touched upon the technology's potential to change videogames, showcasing two unique experiences based around the popular Minecraft franchise that it purchased last year. Shortly after the projects were revealed a member of Mojang, the developer behind the original Minecraft, noted that it wasn't working on either one of them. Recently it's been revealed just who is developing at least one of these demos.

WESKER20153378d ago (Edited 3378d ago )

i am not into gimmicks at all, but i have seen some gameplay on oculus rift and it looked pretty cool, i think VR would be cool in minecraft, but this actually looks pretty nice, minecraft is a perfect fit for this kind of technology

SaveFerris3378d ago

I thought HoloLens was an Augmented Reality device, rather than Virtual Reality?

WESKER20153378d ago

yeah i realize they are different, but you get the idea, either way minecraft is perfect for this kind of tech i think

christian hour3377d ago

I just wish it was going to look as good as that promotional video made it look. Augmented reality has come a long way, but it's not quite at that standard yet. Maybe in another decade? Who knows.

Looking forward to seeing how it actually looks in action.

Hopefully we get to see it sooner rather than later and the differences between the PR "vision" and the actual implimentation isn't as disappointing as Project Natal Promo Vids vs Kinect.

I don't mean to sound so negative or anything, I just don't want to get my hopes up too much and end up disappointing myself, I'm trying to be realistic here based off past industry experiences.

Fingers crossed we get something close to the conceptual videos, I wanna play with minecraft on ALL of my furniture :)

Or build lego without the risk of walking on a peice and having it dig in to my heel (the pain of it all!)

Naga3377d ago

@ Christian Hour

You realize that journalists actually got to try it out, right? It's not like this is just some conceptual vaporware.

christian hour3375d ago

I'm aware of this, and it was the exact same case with Natal/Kinect, press got to try it and see it in action, but we still had those heavily conceptualised marketing trailers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not dismissing the product as vaporware, all I'm saying is I'm looking forward to seeing it in action. Of course people will spin what I have to say in whatever negative connotations they desire.

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Rimeskeem3378d ago

According to a person from the New York Times or like that. HoloLens is to Google Glasses like MLB is to T-Ball

christocolus3377d ago

if they play their cards right it could be a huge selling point.Imagine if they bundled hololens with a copy of minecract. Whatever they decide,MS needs to have a killer app ready at launch.

Naga3377d ago

Minesweeper gets bundled with Windows.

Minecraft gets bundled with Halolens.

Half Life 3 confirmed?

mochachino3377d ago

I would really love to try out holo lense.

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander19723d ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv722d ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander19722d ago (Edited 2d ago )

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal3d ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead3d ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan3d ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl3d ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

BlackDoomAx1d 20h ago

Because human nature xD Almost every new technology had these kind of comments.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage5d ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.

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Activision team is opening a new game studio in Poland 'Elsewhere Entertainment' to build new AAA IP

Microsoft's Activision subsidiary announced today that it is opening a new game development studio to take advantage of the huge talent pool growing in Poland. It'll be the second Activision studio based in the region, joining Infinity Ward Krakow, although this studio is, in fact, not working on Call of Duty.

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Psychonaut856d ago

They’re not working on Call of Duty? Give it time.