Microsoft has shown us what its augmented reality headset can do during demonstrations, such as put Minecraft in a living room and see inside a holographic body for learning purposes. But besides these great spectacles, alongside Microsoft attempting to send the headset to the international space station and news about the release of the $3,000 HoloLens developer kit, we haven’t really heard that much more.

We said earlier this year, that while HoloLens could prove groundbreaking as an educational device, it’s highly likely the sleek and serious gadget will at some point take off in the gaming world. We recently got a glimpse of HoloLens’ potential in this space when Varun Mani, a Microsoft program manager, uploaded a sneak preview of what Halo 5: Guardians would look like streamed from an Xbox One to the headset. Mani showed how when using HoloLens you can put the game anywhere you want and change the size of the image to your liking.

One thing to remember about the headset is that while watching images on TV or streams of games, it might be somewhat prosaic given what it’s capable of; but it’s still not a bad selling point. You virtually have an on-the-go, super-size TV screen strapped to your head. That’s worth a few bucks in itself.

The recent clip was part of Microsoft’s plan to ask developers to post short demos on Twitter — there are more than just the above game clip — with the hashtag #MadeWithHoloLens. Other users showcasing what they are doing with the headset have employed their children to hold virtual suns, and have a small holographic man walking along the keys of an electronic piano. Hardly mind-blowing stuff, but it shows what great potential the headset has.

There’s a good possibility if HoloLens doesn’t make life that much easier in space, or is not worn in virtually every high school, then it will still become a hit for those who just want to play games anywhere, or just “goof around” as one user said she had done with the headset.

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