{"id":193134,"date":"2021-03-03T17:25:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsofts-ignite-vr-event-spiraled-into-a-virtual-burning-man-festival-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2021-03-03T17:25:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:25:45","slug":"microsofts-ignite-vr-event-spiraled-into-a-virtual-burning-man-festival-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsofts-ignite-vr-event-spiraled-into-a-virtual-burning-man-festival-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Microsoft\u2019s \u201cIgnite\u201d VR Event Spiraled Into a Virtual Burning Man Festival \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#Microsoft\u2019s \u201cIgnite\u201d VR Event Spiraled Into a Virtual Burning Man Festival \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/c3c0ce133860ecbe5469bf7888e8fc56\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/16441527.jpg\" alt=\"Digital avatars shooting energy beams at a campfire.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Microsoft\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/march-2021-ignite\/\">Ignite conference<\/a> is underway, and this year it held the event\u2019s keynote address in Virtual Reality. Alex Kipman, the man behind Kinect and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fhololens%2Fbuy&amp;key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482\">HoloLens<\/a>, spent most of the keynote addressing the audience in hologram form and showing off Microsoft\u2019s new <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/innovation-stories\/microsoft-mesh\/\">Mixed Reality Mesh concept<\/a>. What came next is something beyond words and de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion. Thankfully, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bha8qs4wB_8?t=5271\">we have the video too<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ignite\u2019s keynote address started normally enough, minus attending in VR. And if you didn\u2019t have a headset, you could watch through <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, but it just wasn\u2019t the same. When CEO Satya Nadella spoke, he appeared on a virtual screen above the virtual stage, giving his usual words of inspiration and future direction. Nothing unusual. He ended by announcing a new work and social platform dubbed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/innovation-stories\/microsoft-mesh\/\">Microsoft Mesh<\/a>, but more on that in a moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Microsoft Ignite 2021 Live Stream\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bha8qs4wB_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It all changed when Alex Kipman showed up. He appeared on a virtual stage in \u201chologram\u201d form. It wasn\u2019t a perfect hologram; if you moved around in the AltspaceVR setting, you couldn\u2019t see around him or even a different perspective. But there he stood amidst VR avatars as a fully realized human, wearing a HoloLens.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/4425a3acda9a2dde7b0e8bdd2a634680\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2593d064.jpg\" alt=\"A downward view of a Hologram Alex Kipman, totally flattened and skewed against the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u201chologram\u201d wasn\u2019t convincing from every perspective.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He then showed off Microsoft\u2019s next mixed reality project, dubbed Mesh. Mesh seems to be a cross between VR, AR, and Teams. It\u2019s a collaborative space for people to gather remotely and show up to meetings in hologram or digital avatar form. Initially, the avatars will take their look from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/altvr.com\/\">AltspaceVR<\/a>, a social VR platform Microsoft recently purchased.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/52d9abd421ba8e98351aa29000b88d7a\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3671c722.jpg\" alt=\"A digital submarine rising from a stage in front of a group of digital avatars.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look closely and you can spot the author in VR form, first row, second from the left, wearing a grey cap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Ignite event space transformed throughout the presentation. Viewers went under the ocean, chose what fish should swim around them, got a close view of a bridge in progress, and saw a giant glowing squid closeup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And as with any event, people delivered scripted lines in a stilted fashion that made you wish for proper actors and presenters. There were plenty of good moments, like a concept\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pok\u00e9mon GO\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">in HoloLens form. But it went off the rail when Guy Lalibert\u00e9 showed up, in frog form no less, to introduce\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanai World<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/47f055191e98c37163425b865bc5496e\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/29e9dffc.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Kipman talking to a digital frog.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanai World<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0is\u2026we don\u2019t know what it is. According to the\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hanaiworld.com\/\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanai World<\/span><\/em><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hanaiworld.com\/\">\u00a0website<\/a>, it\u2019s a \u201csocial mixed reality platform where individuals can meet, exchange and connect through a wide variety of events and gatherings.\u201d And that\u2019s probably a good a description as any.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/a8b6e327ca912e4c8993723ec5c92ad2\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/618bd995.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shortly after introducing\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanai World<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Kipman and Lalibert\u00e9 whisked into a psychedelic portal filled with lights and faces. That melted into a festival-like location with a campfire in the middle. People wearing HoloLens sets, VR avatars, and Cirque du Soleil dancers showed up, and a party session broke out. Yes, Microsoft went full Burning Man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72674 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/8ceb2ac936b7c1f9334df641e77314ad\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2e66f0b1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kipman and Lalibert\u00e9 attempted maneuvers reminiscent of dancing, but if awkwardness were a full-body motion set just off-rhythm to music, that\u2019s what they did. Before long, song broke out, the VR avatars shot energy beams into the campfire, and the Earth rose from the flames. It gets even weirder from there, and you should just watch the video at the top of the article. It\u2019s already set to the introduction of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hanai World<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/thumbcache\/0\/0\/af243d9db64ed23ae5b1b506d0212063\/p\/uploads\/2021\/03\/33849832.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A day later, it\u2019s still unclear what the point of all that was. But we\u2019ll give Microsoft this: its Mixed Reality ambitions seem to be bold. It\u2019s unclear if Microsoft Mesh will take off, and right now, that feels unlikely. But where HoloLens shook the world a few years ago with a shocking new concept of Augmented Reality headsets, Microsoft seems to be continuing down the path of merging digital and physical worlds. We\u2019ll see if the company\u2019s tech catches up to its visions. 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