Microsoft engineers went to Army boot camp to help design an AR headset
(Windows Phone Central)

Microsoft worked extensively with the U.S. Army to refine the design of augmented reality headsets for soldiers. What you need to know Army soldiers shared almost 80,000 hours worth of feedback with Microsoft to help design an augmented reality headset. Microsoft engineers went to several boot camps to learn how soldiers would need the headset in the field. Microsoft shares details about how the headset was developed in a recent news post. Earlier this year, Microsoft won a massive contract to produce augmented reality helmets for the U.S. Army. A news post from Microsoft shares a behind-the-scenes look at the development process of the headset, which is based on HoloLens. It includes an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) that allows soldiers to see through smoke and around corners. Soldiers have tested prototypes of the IVAS for two years, and Microsoft and the Army worked closely together to refine the design. The Army and Microsoft collaborated extensively to devel...