The HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset developed by HTC and Valve Corporation. The headset uses “room scale” tracking technology, allowing the user to move in 3D space and use motion-tracked handheld controllers to interact with the environment. HTC Vive has the feature of 6 DOF and 110 degrees FOV, along with a head-mounted display device.

I like this device because I have some experiences playing with it in a game my friend developed. He created a Fruit Ninja game in 3D version and it was fantastic to cut the fruits floating around me instead of just on the screen. HTC Vive can easily connect to SteamVR where there are some delicate demos of VR program.

Microsoft HoloLens, known under development as Project Baraboo, is a pair of mixed reality smartglasses developed and manufactured by Microsoft. HoloLens was one of the first computers running the Windows Mixed Reality platform under the Windows 10 operating system. The HoloLens can trace its lineage to Kinect, an add-on for Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console that was introduced in 2010.

I am working in HCI lab this semester and my professor has ordered a smart glass for us. Though I do not know if it is Hololens, yet I still find this kind of smart glass helpful in the upcoming future. People need hands-free devices to help them with their life and it is cool to handle the information in an MR world. Also this glass has an advantage that it can be easily programmed by developers and create something brand new.