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Microsoft to offer $500K and HoloLens Dev Kits to Developers

Posted on July 8, 2015October 1, 2015 by Helen Han

Microsoft announced that they are looking for proposals for academic research on possible applications for their new holographic computing platform, "HoloLens". The move is a strategic initiative to bolster the software development support for what is a bleeding edge consumer technology product. While demos do show the amazing potential of the product, most applications are limited to games and vi...
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Case Study: Visual Effects

Posted on July 7, 2015August 24, 2016 by Alex Pak

Industry: Post Production Number of Employees: 500+ Commonly Qualifying Tasks: 3D visual effects development Software programming Animatronics Morphing (Time / Visual) Particle graphics creation Mechanical engineering and custom component fabrication Hardware development A post production studio that specializes extremely complex and visually rich rendered video conducted ...
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Case Study: Food Production & Ingredient Processing

Posted on July 1, 2015October 1, 2015 by Alex Pak

Industry: Custom Food Product Development Number of Employees: 500+ Commonly Qualifying Tasks: Develop recipes and formulations for new food products and flavorings Develop new methods to improve the shelf life of existing products Conduct various testing for flavoring, texture, FDA compliance, etc. Develop new production process for new products or improve production efficiency ...
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Case Study: Apparel Manufacturing

Posted on June 29, 2015October 1, 2015 by Alex Pak

Rolls of brightly coloured fabrics and cloths in a London market. Canon 1Ds Mark 2 file

Industry: Luxury Clothing & Fashion Accessories Number of Employees: 500+ Commonly Qualifying Tasks: Design and develop new materials to increase the performance/functionality of the products Develop new techniques to treat/process the leathers, woven, knit or non-woven textiles Design new garment and apparel products to improve functionality, performance, etc. Create prototype...
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