Three companies in the UK have been chosen by Microsoft to help businesses use its mixed-reality headset to transform how they work. Fundamental VR, Black Marble and Rewind have been added to Microsoft’s HoloLens Agency Readiness Partner programme, which has been expanded from the original 10 members to 16.
The three UK firms, from London, Bradford and St Albans respectively, join Germany’s Zuhlke and France’s Holoforge and Immersion as new entrants in the cutting-edge initiative.
Microsoft HoloLens visual reality headset in the workplace
They will use their skills in development and 3D art design to help companies across the world bring their products and information to life via HoloLens holograms.
Fundamental VR specialises in the healthcare sector, and is developing new simulations for pharmaceutical companies, equipment and device manufacturers, medical colleges and hospitals; Black Marble focuses on cloud-connected next-generation user experiences, from wearables to holograms, and has worked with police forces to produce holographic, virtual, mobile command and control centres, and to capture crime scenes so officers can revisit them using HoloLens; REWIND has worked with Red Bull Air Race to create an experience that gives fans a better understanding of the complex rules and regulations of the sport and get closer to the action.
A Fundamental VR spokesperson said: “We are delighted to have been selected as a HoloLens partner by Microsoft. The holographic platform offers exciting new opportunities in medical knowledge transfer that come at a time when the medical world needs to radically enhance the speed, accuracy and efficiency of that knowledge transfer.”