Microsoft applies for glasses-based AR multiplayer gaming patent
by
Thomas Schulenberg 
(37 minutes ago)
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Seemingly unwilling to be outdone by Google Glass, Microsoft has applied for a patent for glasses-based AR technology that may be implemented into future game development,
Engadget reports.
The application describes sending verbal invitations for multiplayer games via a "head-mounted display device." It also mentions facial recognition, eye-tracking, depth-of-field, and user-specific information display technologies.
Concept art for glasses-based AR was shown in June in a
previously leaked document concerning the Xbox One. Microsoft also
filed a patent last November for a head-mounted display that augments scenarios like live sporting events. Considering the
IllumiRoom project and the Xbox One's
mandatory Kinect, developers interested in Microsoft's hardware might have a few more tools to work with than just a standard controller.
