

It is possible to target specific areas of the map with voice commands by glimpsing towards them, for example looking directly at an object and using a command such as "lightning strike" would summon a lightning bolt relative to that area.

In reality mode, players are able to use voice commands and hand gestures among other features of the headset to interact with the world. The other was a "reality" mode in which players are able to project a world in 3D atop of real-world objects such as a table without the need for a controller. It is possible to resize the projection and also to fix the projection into place which allows for peering through from the left or right to get a different perspective similar to that of a window without the need of a controller. Two different playable modes were shown, one being a "wall" mode where a player can use an Xbox controller to interact and play with a conventional Minecraft world that was being projected holographically onto a wall. It was stated that two Minecraft projects were being made, one being "a toy" and the other being "closer to the game." Ī HoloLens and a Surface Pro 3 could be seen at Microsoft's segment at the E3 2015 convention, wherein both devices demoed were running the Windows 10 Edition of Minecraft and were seamlessly playing together.

Jens Bergensten initially tweeted after Microsoft's Windows 10 event on Januthat a holographic version of Minecraft was being developed. Minecraft on HoloLens in "reality" mode atop a table with Lydia Winters' world at E3 2015 Some other additional exclusive features include multiple control schemes, a player feedback feature, and the ability to record and share gameplay with Windows 10's built in GameDVR. In addition to features existing in Pocket Edition, the Windows 10 Edition also has the ability to play with up to seven players using Xbox Live and also others using Pocket Edition through Pocket Realms or local multiplayer with an update that was released shortly after the initial beta version.
