In my last post, I asked, “What is the Metaverse?” I took a look at the hype around the Metaverse. I mentioned that a big part of the Metaverse will be built using Digital Twins, a digital representation of the real world. With billions of devices connecting each other and the cloud, there is an... Continue Reading →
What is the Metaverse?
Recently a new technology buzzword has been making the rounds…Metaverse. What is the Metaverse? According to Wikipedia: The metaverse (a portmanteau of "meta-" and "universe") is a hypothesized iteration of the Internet, supporting persistent online 3-D virtual environments through conventional personal computing, as well as virtual and augmented reality headsets. If we listen to Wikipedia,... Continue Reading →
A Look into Azure Spatial Anchors
Back in January 2015, Microsoft announced the future of augmented reality computing when they announced the HoloLens. I wrote and article explaining the difference between augmented reality, virtual reality and what Microsoft was doing ("Mixed Reality"). Then in March 2016, they released the developer editions of the first HoloLens, which I wrote about here. A... Continue Reading →