With nearly identical capabilities, it's reasonable if we
compare the HoloLens with similar augmented reality devices. But Microsoft's
approach is slightly different. They not only focus on the hardware, since
HoloLens only one part of the Windows Holographic ecosystem. Maybe that's the
reason why the content development becomes so much potential.
In the BUILD 2015 event, Microsoft shows off a variety of
amazing technology related to Windows Holographic. The series of hologram-based
hardware and software open new horizons in the science, multimedia
entertainment, creating, designing, and also gaming. Previously Microsoft had
slightly discussed about the medical field, but now they are trying to reveal
it more comprehensively.
In cooperation with a medical school team at Case Western Reserve
University, Microsoft shows how sophisticated the HoloLens when it's worn for
medical education. The teachers in this institution are very excited, because
HoloLens can revolutionize old tradition that hasn't changed for more than 100
years. And ultimately it can help to solve problems and create new knowledge.
What does it mean? In the medical field, usually students
learn anatomy and how the body works by using illustration (or if possible by
using bodies). Human body is created in three dimensions, and that's the
solution offered by HoloLens. Professor Mark Griswold explains that HoloLens is
able to present whole body in 3D, inside and out, in detail and interactive.
Bones, organs, blood vessels, muscle tissue, or skin can be
accessed one by one. Furthermore, students are presented with the manipulation
control of the digital objects: transparent setting, cut the objects vertically
or horizontally, and they can see the objects from all sides. Previously it was
inapplicable for living people or vital organs such as the heart, lungs,
brains, and others.
Studying in the medical class will feel as fun as touring in
the museum, and of course it's also interactive. And the good side is the risk
level and funding needs can be minimized. The HoloLens not only can be used in
medical field, but it can also be applied to other fields, such history to
archeology.