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The HoloLens could make it because it doesn't lock people into their own display. However it's still a long way from being ready for prime time. Two big problems:

1) a very narrow field of vision, about the same my 15.6" laptop screen at the distance I use it. It's very easy to miss virtual objects and having to look for them it's not a great experience compared to the peripheral vision we enjoy in RL.

2) Objects are always transparent so colors are weak. Unfortunately I don't see a way out of this, especially outdoors. There can't be black unless in a dark room.

#1 can be fixed, I don't know about #2.



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