{"id":213360,"date":"2017-08-25T04:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T08:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/microsoft-patents-a-wand-that-syncs-up-to-its-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-headset-and-might-help-shoot-game-villains-the-sun-2\/"},"modified":"2017-08-25T04:08:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T08:08:26","slug":"microsoft-patents-a-wand-that-syncs-up-to-its-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-headset-and-might-help-shoot-game-villains-the-sun-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/virtual-reality\/microsoft-patents-a-wand-that-syncs-up-to-its-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-headset-and-might-help-shoot-game-villains-the-sun-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft patents a WAND that syncs up to its virtual reality Oculus Rift headset and might help shoot game villains &#8211; The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>    MICROSOFT has created a wand that controls games while wearing    its HoloLens headset.  <\/p>\n<p>    The device will likely be used as a gun in shoot 'em up games    as well as a wand to point and interact with objects that you    perceive to be in front of you.  <\/p>\n<p>    A patent filing, spotted by     WalkingCat, reveals an accessory with buttons, a trigger, a    finger guard and a light indicator that tells you when it's on.  <\/p>\n<p>    There were scant details in the filings, but it's very likely    the wand will sync to Microsoft's HoloLens \"mixed reality\"    headset.  <\/p>\n<p>    HoloLens is immersive, but it doesnt block out the real world.  <\/p>\n<p>    Instead, it places holographic pictures into physical    surroundings to see, place and interact as if the holograms are    part of the physical world.  <\/p>\n<p>    It's not hard to imagine Harry Potter-esquemagic games or    more vicious shoot 'em up games being played with the    futuristic controller.  <\/p>\n<p>      Microsoft    <\/p>\n<p>      Microsoft    <\/p>\n<p>      Microsoft    <\/p>\n<p>    Eagle-eyed tech fans might notice that they look strikingly    similar to Sony's PlayStation virtual reality controller.  <\/p>\n<p>    The tech rival has its own virtual reality headset, used    primarily for gaming.  <\/p>\n<p>    Microsoft's HoloLens is targeted at education and the    workplace, rather than pure entertainment.  <\/p>\n<p>    It might sound bonkers, but men are alreadystrapping    on headsets to spice up romps with their wives, according    to adult industry insiders.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>      Sony    <\/p>\n<p>    [youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hf9qkURqtbM%5D\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hf9qkURqtbM%5D<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>        Virtual reality pornography could be available in thousands    of European hotels room within six months.  <\/p>\n<p>    A     virtual reality death simulator could help \"cure societys fear    of dying\", too.  <\/p>\n<p>    We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun    Online news team? Email us <a href=\"mailto:attips@the-sun.co.ukor\">attips@the-sun.co.ukor<\/a> call 0207 782 4368 .    We pay forvideostoo.    Clickheretouploadyours.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/4314070\/microsoft-patents-a-wand-that-syncs-up-to-its-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-headset-and-will-help-shoot-game-villains\/\" title=\"Microsoft patents a WAND that syncs up to its virtual reality Oculus Rift headset and might help shoot game villains - The Sun\">Microsoft patents a WAND that syncs up to its virtual reality Oculus Rift headset and might help shoot game villains - The Sun<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> MICROSOFT has created a wand that controls games while wearing its HoloLens headset. The device will likely be used as a gun in shoot 'em up games as well as a wand to point and interact with objects that you perceive to be in front of you.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/virtual-reality\/microsoft-patents-a-wand-that-syncs-up-to-its-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-headset-and-might-help-shoot-game-villains-the-sun-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[187744],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virtual-reality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}