HoloKit

I am a new media artist at Harvard University, really interested in AR and VR works and experiences. I have tried several headsets, the biggest problem is the cost and weight. Holokit is really clever to embed an iPhone into the headset, making the best use of the hardware and system of the iPhone. All the recording and photos could be directly saved on the phone, making it really easy for file transfer. And the headset is much smaller and lighter than other products. Also, my eye glasses could easily fit into the headset. So there is no need to adjust the focus! Some potential improvements: The iphone system needs to be the latest iso 16.2. It takes me some time to update it on my phone. Some games need to be played with Apple Watch. I don't have one so I need to play together with my friend.

I and my roommate brought the headset to school and we had a fierce wizard fight in the studio. It was amazing experience, we never saw any AR application like this, to allow you to fulfill childhood dreams like wizard duels, fighting with dragons, etc. It recommend you to have Apple Watch so that you can “cast” the spell, but if you don’t have Apple Watch then tapping on the screen also works. Just wondering if this is all the content it has, or will there be more “realities” /games in the future. Looking forward.

This app is amazing especially in couple with the novel headset (cost only $129) then you got the stereoscopic AR experience similar to Hololens 2 or Magic Leap, either of which costs over $2000. The app already includes a few engaging AR experiences that are ready to play out of the box, and it’d be so fun to play with your friends and fight with each other in AR. The developers plan to add new content over time, which makes the experience more durable. Being an AR developer, I absolutely appreciate the effort to make AR headset more affordable for everyone! I recommend everyone hasn’t used AR headset/ glasses to try it.