I remember being all excited about Paint 3D when I saw Microsoft announce it.
I even remember trying it out during one of my Live Q&A sessions with my Learn HoloLens members.
But I forgot about Paint 3D … or didn’t spend any more time thinking about it.
Well, this week I created a video showing how dead easy simple it is to take an object from the community in Remix 3D and export it to a .fbx file and drop it into Unity.
Then I bring in the HoloToolkit and build and compile the program to get the creation all the way from Paint 3D and into my physical room looking at it on the HoloLens.
When using the Acer headset, I actually played the PC game Forza 6: Apex a little. I was playing the game on the headset.
When using the HP headset, I played the Xbox game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. I was streaming the Xbox game to the PC and actually playing it in the cliff side house.
This worked better than trying to play a AAA game on the same PC I was using the headset on, and trying to stream live on Mixer and record. It was too much for the PC and the gameplay suffered.
The two headsets have the exact same hardware specs. Same FOV (95), same resolution (1440×1440), same refresh rate (90Hz) same everything really…
But they do differ…
They differ in the way they look, their price, their weight, their comfort level, their cables, and their padding.
Headset
Weight (grams)
Weight (pounds and ounces)
Acer MR HMD
410-411
0 lbs. 13 5/8 oz.
HP MR HMD
513-514
1 lbs. 2 1/8 oz.
HoloLens
580
1 lbs. 4 1/2 oz.
While the HP is heavier than the Acer, it has more padding.
Subjectively, I think the HP is more comfortable. But your mileage may vary.
Their cables are basically the same length. The HP is a 2 to 3 inches longer, not enough to make any real difference.
The price of the Acer is $299 and the price of the HP is $329.
The biggest difference between the two headsets are how they adjust for you to put them on and take them off of your head.
The Acer uses a belt like feature, which can’t easily be adjusted with one hand.
The HP uses a knob that you turn to loosen or tighten the headset. It is much easier to work with.
To see the full comparison, check out the video:
I’m looking forward to getting some development done on these devices!
If you like stealth games, chances are you will like Shadow Tactics.
Last week I received the Acer Mixed Reality headset.
This week the HP Mixed Reality headset I ordered showed up.
I’ll be creating an unboxing video soon, but wanted to show off this little test I did…
I hooked up the the HP device and streamed my Xbox One to the Xbox App running through the Mixed Reality Portal.
The cliff side house has a theater room where they positioned the app by default.
I actually streamed the gameplay over on Mixer. I’ll probably be doing more live streaming over there. So if you are interested, go ahead and click the follow to be notified when I go live.
The game Shadow Tactics is actually pretty fun. It’s been out on the PC for a while, but just released to the Xbox One.
If you like stealth based games, you’d most likely like this.
This past Friday, I released a master class over at LearnHoloLens.com, the premium HoloLens membership site I run, where I showed the members how to submit a HoloLens app to the Windows Store.
