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Microsoft helps you see mixed reality with only a webcam

Its new software promises augmented reality in the classroom.

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You won't need HoloLens or some other special headset to experience mixed reality in the classroom. Microsoft is preparing View Mixed Reality, a built-in viewer for Windows 10 that will make it easy to see virtual 3D objects (created in 3D Paint) in the real world. All you need is a PC with a webcam -- preferably rear-facing, of course. If teachers want to show you the relative size of a Mars rover, they just have to load the viewer and give you a look. View Mixed Reality will be available sometime this fall, and it can also be used on Windows Mixed Reality hardware arriving in a similar timeframe.

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With Windows Mixed Reality, students discover new dimensions when they learn in 3D. #MicrosoftEDU pic.twitter.com/ZpXj6wCYKY

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