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20Chapter1TheMetaGlasseswasalsothestartingpointforthe3DLabtoexplorenewclinicalusecasesofARYetthelowresolutionthesmallfieldofviewandallthecablesthatneededtobeconnectedtoahigh-performancecomputermadethisdevicesomewhatimpracticalRegrettably theMeta companyhas gonebankruptin2018TheMicrosoftHoloLensintroducedinAugust2016wasoneofthefirstHMDdeviceswithahigh-qualitydisplayandaproperfieldofview ThewirelessdesignoftheHoloLensstimulatestheusertoinspect3Dobjectsor‘holograms’fromdifferentpositionsandviewanglesandthereforethebenefitsof3DcouldbefullyutilisedAlthoughtheHoloLenswasofficiallylaunchedasadeveloperdevicethequalityof the visualizationandit’spracticabilitymake theHoloLensanexcitingdevicetobeusedinamedicalsettingForexamplewithARavirtual3Dplanningorapatientscancanbeobserveddirectlyinasurgeon’s viewat thecorrespondingpositiononapatientEversinceseveralotherAR-HMDhavebeenreleasedincludingtheMetaGlasses2(2016)theHoloLens2(2019)andtheMagicLeap(2018)FurthermorefutureglassesandupdateshavebeenannouncedbyvariouscompaniesincludingAppleMetaandGoogleItischallenging topredicthow futuredevelopmentsandtechnologicalinnovationswillaffectthecurrentstatusofARandwhichprocessescouldbedisruptedbyARAccordingtoSwabARisoneofthetechniquesthatpreludestheFourthIndustrialRevolutionwhereourphysicalbiologicalanddigitalworldsblend together1Besides thisseveralmarketanalysisreportsarealsooptimisticandexpectthattheARmarketwillreachatotalvalueof100billioninthenext5-10years34–36ThehealthcaregaminganddefenceindustriesarementionedasthemaingrowthdriversYet(medical)ARisstillimmatureatthismomentandresearchintonewapplicationsandtheaddedvalueofARisnowneededInpart3ofthisthesisthepotentialofvariousARapplicationswillbeinvestigatedincludingasolutiontoimprovethesurgeryofcraniosynostosispatients
