10:50 a.m. PDT (1:50 p.m. ET)
Microsoft is giving a glimpse of how its HoloLens augmented reality headset can work with games at its presentation for E3, the annual game industry conference.
Executives on stage at The Galen Center in Los Angeles demonstrated how the headset was used to play “Minecraft” on a coffee table. While the audience saw Microsoft Studios executive Saxs Persson stare at an empty table, a special camera allowed them to see what he was seeing – a perfect 3-D representation of a pixelated “Minecraft” world.
He was able to zoom into the scene using his voice – saying “closer” – and could look through walls to see inside rooms and underground simply by moving his head inside the hologram. He could also navigate the world by pinching his fingers and moving the world around.
Beside him, another executive played along in the world using Microsoft’s Surface tablet.