Microsoft CEO Hinted Next Big Thing - Mixed Reality: Get To Know More About It

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that "Mixed Reality" is the next computer, in a recent interview. "The ultimate computer for me is a Mixed Reality world," He said. "Your field view will become an infinite display, in which you see holograms and virtual objects," reports USA Today. It is also known that Google is also working on Mixed Reality headsets and it is good to know what does it mean and how is it useful?

The word is quite self-explanatory and Mixed Reality is a mix of virtual and real worlds. It produces new environments and visualizations that have both physical and virtual objects interact each other. In a real sense, a user can create virtual objects in real world and experience it. It is presumed that while it opens a new world of visualization, it also opens to endless possibilities. Studies have shown that it has a wide range of applications in various industrial sectors, reports CNBC.

It should be understood that Mixed Reality would enhance the education and it is expected to change the mode from current e-learning to simulation-based training, where the student would do interactive experimental learning with the help of Mixed Reality devices. It is also expected to make a big impact in military training, as real battle kind of environment can be created by Mixed Reality.

It would also lead to interactive digital product catalogs to help the customers. Manufacturing industries would also be benefited from this as many of the prototypes of products can be created and demonstrated in Mixed Reality platforms. It is expected that the Mixed Reality industry would be valued at $90 billion by 2020, reports Installation International.

Microsoft is already into the foray with its device "Microsoft HoloLens", a smart glass that creates Virtual Reality in the real world. However, it is now made available to only developers and industrial customers. Microsoft also has developed a holographic version of Windows 10. With the latest interview, it is clear that Microsoft really pushing on Mixed Reality as it has more industrial importance than VR headsets that has mainly gaming applications.