Pokémon GO Is Getting More Realistic Than Ever Before In Microsoft HoloLens Demo
Niantic and Microsoft are teaming up to develop Pokémon GO in VR for the HoloLens, making players’ dreams all around the world finally come true.
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The hit AR mobile game, Pokémon GO, is getting more realistic than ever thanks to the futuristic technology of Hololens in a new tech demo. At a demonstration at Microsoft Ignite 2021, Pokémon GO was featured alongside other titles in the latest update in VR and mixed reality entertainment called Mesh.
Microsoft’s Mesh is a new form of collaboration in VR technology, allowing pliers to share virtual experiences through multiple devices. Similar to VRChat, Mesh allows users to pick a virtual avatar through the AltspaceVR social network owned by Microsoft. Eventually, Microsoft intends to have users allow people to appear as themselves in VR.
As part of the Microsoft Ignite 2021 demo, Pokémon GO was featured running in VR mode, a new direction for the originally AR mobile app. Developers Niantic has partnered up with Microsoft to bring Pokémon into the 3-dimensional world with the power of the HoloLens 2 and Mesh. In the demonstration video, the user can spot various Pokémon in the area around them and feed it berries. The Pikachu in the demo even follows the presenter as he moves across the zone and seems to have idle animations too. John Hanke, CEO and founder of Niantic states:
“While this demo is not intended for consumer use, it offers an early glimpse into the future evolutions in both software and hardware. We’ve only scratched the surface. We know the years ahead to be filled with important achievements which will serve as waypoints in AR’s journey to become a life-changing computing platform.”
The demo ends there, but it seems as though Niantic and Microsoft have some big plans for the technology. The menu and interface seem basic, but the possibilities are huge. The future of the Pokémon series could very well be a virtual reality experience, with Nintendo branching out from the usual Pokémon game formula in the latest announcement.
Having a room full of animated, 3D Pokémon is every kids’ (and many adults’) dream. Niantic has already conquered the AR market with Pokémon GO, so if anyone could do it, it would be them. Unfortunately, this technology is only in development, so fans will have to wait a while longer to play out their childhood dreams of being a true Pokémon trainer.
Pokémon GO is available on iOS and Android.
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Liv Harris is an Australian Freelance Journalist based in Sydney. She is an avid gamer and loves TV/Movies. Liv writes mostly writes about video games, the latest movies and TV shows. She wrote for Kotaku and Gamespot before joining Screen Rant.
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