Microsoft October 2016 Event (HD) Full | Windows 10, Surface Studio, Paint3D and MORE

>>Nathan: When you build features for
people that have a range of abilities, you

end up making something that works for
everybody.

>>Kelly: For me, one of the amazing things
even today after 15 years of Microsoft, is

how we're inventing new experiences.
>>Brett: When we sat down, we're focusing

on using vision or no vision, we decided
really, we need to work on performance.

To start narrating, we're going to go down
to the Windows key and press enter.

>>Computer: Windows. Start Windows. Search
box. [indistinct]

>>Kelly: So right now, we're at about 80%
of capacity upon entering co-speak.

This is about how I would use my computer
>>Computer: [indistinct]

>>Kelly: That probably sounds like
gibberish, but, I mean, once you get used

this, it's pretty clear.
>>Brett: One of the things that we spend

a lot of time looking at is how do you
really help develop or be immersed in what

it means to be blind. We built in the
developing mode a narrator.

>>Computer: Cancel. Shift. Developer
mode enabled.

>>Brett: So you can see that we've ordered
the screen so we press H to jump to the

first heading.
>>Computer: Heading level 1 Go to Bing

homepage.
Brett: And it will kind of immerse you in

what it feels like to not see right.
>>Computer: Click down to change to

suggestions view.
>>Kelly: Across many applications, when

you're typing, whether it's weather, news,
Cortana, you're getting search suggestions.

>>Computer: Fond du Lac, one of one,
selected.

>>Kelly: It's the first time that we're
building that level of accessibility into

both our screen and our applications.
>>Anne: I'm going to flag this message

>>Computer: Contact delete button. Move
button. Save Flag mode.

>>Nathan: Xbox looked closely at how we
can diversify how people represent

themselves. And so, we can see a new set
of avatars so that somebody can select

an avatar that looks more closely to
themselves.

>>Charles: So with Windows 10, we actually
really wanted to do our part and make

accessibility great.
>>Computer: Enter. Of.

>>Sean: Whether they need a screen reader,
whether it's high contrast, whether it's

keyboard only.
>>Computer: Add level 3. Draggable.

>>Yan: It was really about making it more
use-able and more intuitive for all of our

users.
>>Nathan: So in the future, I think the

key is really matching the ability of the
technology to the ability of the person,

so everybody can participate.
[music]

[applause]

>>Terry: Hello. Thank you. Thanks so much
for being with us here today. You know,

I've seen that video a few times now, and
every single time I watch it, I feel so

lucky to be part of this tech industry
because what unites all of us is this

driving belief that technology can
actually serve each of us. The triumph of

truly human-led design, like you just saw,
is that each of us gets to reap the

benefits of technology, that each of us is
included and welcome, and that each of us

can make our mark on the world. I'm so
incredibly proud of our team for throwing

their personal passion, their experience,
and their very best creativity into each

success and new innovation. At Microsoft,
we challenge each of our software

developers and hardware designers, each of
our artists and audio team, each of our

production and quality designers to
deliver our mission: to empower every

person and every organization on the
planet to achieve more. I'm Terry Myerson

and I lead the Windows and Devices team of
Microsoft, and I'm so excited to show you

what we've been working on. When we think
about the billion people all around world

using Windows, we realize each of us is
so multi-dimensional. Each of us has

different interests and talent, careers
and goals. Each of us is multi-layered.

Think about yourself. You may be a gym
rat and a gamer, a student and a

professional, an artist and an architect,
a fantasy football player and a soccer

dad. You might be someone who invents
solutions that assure accessity, or makes

art out of this driving need to make the
world a better place. What unites all of

us is that we are creators of our
individual lives. As creators, we need

technology that spans all facets of our
lives, with work and play. And we're truly

inspired by every person using our
products. Consider Sief. He's a college

freshman in Bangladesh, a computer
programmer, a cyclist, and a total

Windows 10 super fan. I mean, seriously,
when Sief was just 15 years old, he joins

the Windows Insiders program and starts
emailing me daily with his ideas for how

to improve Windows. So, I wasn't surprised
that just recently, he and his two

classmates just used their Surface and
Windows 10 laptops to enter the United

Nations Shake it Out contest to help
people in the earthquake-prone areas in

India. These are creators who are using
technology to build a better world for all

of us. Or, consider Carrie. She's a
10-year-old girl, a soccer player, a gamer

and a cancer survivor. Her father reached
out to us on LinkedIn and shared that

Xbox was a brilliant part of her
recuperation. She didn't just play Xbox1

to occupy herself. She played Fifa, Forza,
Minecraft with her friends to strengthen

her friendships while recovering from her
treatment. This is a creator who is

building a community with technology. And
then there's Pearson Education. A textbook

publisher and a pioneer in personalized
learning. So Pearson is using Microsoft

hololens, the world's first fully
self-contained holographic computer to

create cutting edge programs that span
education of high school students in

science to training nurses on holographic
patients. This is a creator who is

building revolutionary new ways to
to educate all types of students. So

however many layers represent you,
whatever hats you wear, wherever you work,

wherever you refuel yourself, we build
Windows to be your place to create and

play. Windows is your think tank, your
office, your studio. It's your archive,

gallery, workshop. It's your arena. It's
your sanctuary, and above all, Windows

is your kitchen table where everything
just gets done. With Windows, we want to

create real depth at both ends of the
human experience, how we work, and how

we play, alone and together. With the
initial voices of Windows 10, we began

laying the foundation with Windows Ink,
Pen, with Windows Holographic and

Hololins, with Xbox on Windows 10. And
because we understand that your

information is digital treasure in this
online world, we'll be continuously

updating Windows to secure your identity,
your information, and your devices. Today,

we are so humbled by you, the over 400
million people that are now using Widnows

10. That's over 600 people who chose
Windows 10 every minute of every hour of

every day for the last year, and have
spent over 200 billion hours of their

lives on Windows 10. That's as if there's
been a 500% increase in gaming on Windows

10, and there are now 3 times as many
developers building apps for Windows 10.

And because we're so inspired by Sief,
Carrie, Pearson, and countless other

creators who rely on Windows 10, we've
set an even bolder ambition: 15 months and

400 million users later, we are going
to multiply your productivity with

creativity. We're going to magnify
gaming with state-of-the-art

competitions. So, today, I'm so excited
to announce the next release of Windows 10

that will ship this coming spring, for
free, to every Windows 10 device, whether

you own one now, or buy a great new one
this holiday, you're going to find

unparalleled new ways to create and
play. You're going to find new experiences

that place your most important people
right at the center of your digital life,

and you're going to find new experiences
for the creator in everyone. And that is

why we have named this release the
Windows 10 Creators Update.

[applause]

Now, as much as I wanted to show you
everything in the update, there's just too

much innovation to walk through this
morning, so we're going to focus on the

three most important areas in the Creators
update. First, we're expanding our vision

for mixed reality, which includes virtual
reality, augmented reality, and

holographic computing, with 3D for
everyone. So each of us can create, share,

and experience 3D and mixed reality.
Second, gamers can experience the best

of orkay gaming in any game broadcasting.
And third, everyone will have a faster way

to connect and share with the people who
matter most - their family, their friends,

their collaborators, and fellow gamers.
Let's take a look at the first -

empowering everyone to be a 3D creator.
Microsoft Office on Windows has always

stood for helping you be your most
productive self. We're the silent partner,

always working in the background, so you
can get the work that matters the most

done. Today, for most of us, productivity
is defined by 2D emails, documents,

spreadsheets, and slides. We think in 2D.
We grew up with 2D color by numbers. We

output 2D. Yet, the next generation is
growing up with 3D right from the start.

Last month, I attended Minecon, our
annual Minecraft event with 14,000

attendees. I watched thousands of kids
interact fluently with their 3D Minecraft

world, editing in 3D with ease, moving
around in 3D world as naturally as we

scroll through a document. With the
Creator's update, we asked ourselves,

"What can Windows do to unleash the 3D
creator within each of us? How can we

help you use 3D to think new thoughts? To
gain new insights? To accelerate new

learning?" Please welcome Megan, our
product leader, who has been pioneering

our 2D to 3D journey within Microsoft
to show you the possibilities with the

Windows 10 Creators Update.

[applause]

>>Narrator: Creativity. I guess you can
say we've been at it for quite some

time. What begins as the tiniest flicker
of an idea has the power to evolve into

something you'd never expect. Everyday,
you get the chance to look around and

wonder, "What if?" How can we bring our
ideas to life? Creativity is a part of us.

It's woven right into our DNA. Once we
allow our boldest ideas out, they can find

their place in the world. And our world
is three-dimensional, full of perspective,

shape, and depth. So, isn't it time we
started using all of those dimensions?

3D helps us to see more, to create more,
to understand each other. Technology is

my canvas and my source for inspiration.
Now, it's given me a place for new ideas

to take shape. 3D means sharing with one
another in a totally different way. We've

always been creators, and our next
evolution is here. Imagine what you'll do.

[applause]

>>Megan: Humanity's progress has always
been marked by our creativity. Creativity

is a fundamental human need. We create to
evolve as a species, to express our

biggest ideas. We create to solve problems
and we create to tell our stories and

stimulate our minds. At Microsoft, we
believe if we can empower the world with

3D, we will unlock a new era of creativity
that can enhance your ideas and your

storytelling. A new era of innovation
that allows you to work seamlessly across

your screen and into the physical world
around you. A new era of computing that

enables each and every person on the
planet to achieve more. I'm Megan Saunders

and today, we're going to show you how
anyone can create, share, and experience

3D. I"m proud to announce that the Windows
10 Creators Update, 3D is for Everyone.

[applause]

Now, everyone is a big goal, so where do
we begin? Let's take a look at a video

featuring our next generation of creators.

>>Teacher: Come on in, take a seat.

>>Student: When I first heard 3D, I was
like, "It'll probably be really harder,

like bubble letters," but when I saw this,
I was like, "Whoa, look at that."

>>Woman: Whoa, look at it. It just popped
in

>>Girl: Yeah, wow!
>>Woman: Love how they added those clouds.

We think that if we can enable the
creation of 3D content easily for people,

that we can unlock a whole new ability
for the way that they can create and the

way that they can learn new things.
>>Female Student: It's just, it's a lot

more accessible, and it feels more modern.
You just, you don't have to be an expert

because literally, in like 5 minutes or
less, I was just making whatever I want.

>>Male Student: Other 3D programs have,
like, giant tool bars at the top, and it's

hard to find just one thing to do. This
is click on the object and all of the

options just pop up instantly.

>>Male Student 2: To be able to mix
2D images with 3D images. So, I took a

picture of myself, a little selfie, and I
put my face behind it so it looks like

I'm floating in outer space.

>>Female Student 2: I really love the
magic selection tools, which I can use to

take a photo from real life and put it
into my art. In that playful nature of

creating, they're learning at the same
time. Creativity leads to learning leads

to innovation.

>>Male Student 3: So, in the remix
exercise, we each had our own Surface with

Paint on it. We passed it on every five
minutes.

>>Male Student 4: I started off with this
little, really cool robot, three-

dimensional object, and it became this
flying bunny character, and I thought

it was, it was cool.

>>Female Student 3: Today, I was working
on the Statue of Liberty. The clouds and

the airplane, and New York City behind it.
I actually have the Megalodon tooth that

I scanned and actually imported it into
the drawing.

>>Female Student 4: Uh, I always wanted
to work in 3D, and now I can. 3D is for

everybody.

>>Male Student: One word to describe
this experience. . .

>>Female Student: Intuitive.

>>Female Student 2: Simple

>>Female Student 3: Inspirational

>>Female Studnet 4: Empowering

>>Male Student 2: Dynamic

>>Male Student 3: Epic

>>Male Student 4: Mind-blowing, I guess

>>Female Student: I'd say it's
revolutionary.

[applause]

>>Megan: 80% of people aged 12 - 24
believe that creativity is one of the

most important things, and in fact, they
value it 14 points higher than prior

generations. It's this next generation of
creators that has inspired what we are

about to share with you today. If we can
enable them to connect the ideas from

their minds to their screens, and then
out into the world, we could build this

amazing new platform for them to create
in new ways, to learn, and to enable them

on a path that they might not have
otherwise chosen. So, let's begin with

creation. If we truly want to make 3D for
everyone, then we need to make 3D

creation as simple as taking a photo or
a video on your phone. Imagine, if you

will, that I'm on vacation, and I have
gone to visit my brother who lives in

San Diego, near the beach, and I just
watched my daughters, Maddie and Marina,

make this beautiful sand castle. And I
want to capture what they created, and

today, I would be limited to taking a
photo or a video, but let's take a look

at a new way. I'm going to show you how
we can capture this castle, this sand

castle, with our Windows Capture 3D
Experience. Now, here you can see the

sand castle's taking shape in front of me.
I'm not only taking something from the

physical world and making it digital, I'm
also taking something that would have been

temporary, and making it permanent. We all
know that as the sun goes down at the end

of the day, you have to leave your
sand castle behind. But, with the magic

of scanning, we can take this temporary
memory and save it forever. Today, I used

HP's Windows Phone, the X3, but we
envision this experience on any device.

Now, there it is. I just made a 3D object
using my real world for inspiration.

[applause]

>>Megan: But what if I want to get a
little more creative? In order to do that,

I'm going to use a very special member
of the Windows family. Paint is a

phenomenally popular app. Over 100
billion people use it every month. It is

also a program with a lot of history.
Over its 30 years, Paint has appealed to

generations of aspiring digital artists.
For many of us, Paint was the first

digital art package that we ever used. Its
simplicity enabled everyone to create

in 2D. I'm excited to announce that with
the Windows 10 Creators Update, we are

introducing Paint 3D.

[applause]

>>Megan: Now, some of you might have had
a chance to preview Paint, but for the

rest of you, I'd like to demonstrate
how we're making 3D creation easy for

everyone. Now, the most common scenario
in Paint is to crop a photo. So, here you

can see I've got a daughter, uh, a photo,
a photo of my daughter. And I'm going

to go ahead and turn this into a 3D
memory. So, let's start with a crop here

using our Magic Select, which allows me
to remove the background from the photo

and just keep my daughter. Move this, and
I'll move my background over. Now, I'd

like to add a few more memories from that
day, and I have just the perfect item in

mind. That exact same sand castle that I
just scanned moments ago is now a 3D

object in Paint.

[applause]

>>Megan: Let's go ahead and get my
daughters in the scene here. Move them

over. Now, I don't really want them
sitting in the back. Fortunately, because

we are working in true 3D, I can easily
move them into the right steps of the

scene. There we go. Now, I'd like to add
a tree, and the web is always a good

place of inspiration for that. So,
another way that we're making 3D creation

easy for everyone is with remix3d.com.
This is a community we're building for

people to share, discover, and be
inspired by 3D. As you can see, here we

are on the homepage, lots of original
creations from featured artists. And you

might also notice that we have some things
that were made in Minecraft. Minecraft is

an incredible game that really captures
the imagination of its audience. Inside

the game, people explore, craft, and
create in a rich, 3D world. With the

Creators Update, not only will you be
able to export your creations directly

from the game, but you'll also be able
to 3D print them from right here, in the

community.

[applause]

>>Megan: Now, it's important when you're a
creator, that we have a variety of content

to choose from. So, as I scroll down,
you will also notice some objects, uh,

that were created in SketchUp. Now,
SkecthUp has been a long-time believer

in 3D for everyone, which is why we're
excited to announce our partnership

with Trimble to bring SketchUp and their
millions of creators and creations from 3D

warehouses to be part of our community.

[applause]

>>Megan: But, I came here to look for a
tree, so, let's get looking. There you go.

So, you can see there's a variety of trees
and I'm going to go ahead and select this

one here. Now, what you're looking at now
is a concept that we call board. Boards

allow me to collect many objects from
across the community and save them for

use for later. So I'm going to go ahead
and add this one, uh, to my inspiration

board. I'll go ahead and grab one more,
so I have some options. And let's go ahead

now and get these back into my scene.
And the way we're going to do that is

here. What you're looking at now is the
community directly integrated into Paint.

We've made it easy for the community to
be integrated into any app or experience.

You can see the exact same homepage we
were just on moments ago. And I also have

access to my own personal content,
including that inspiration board that I

just added these trees to. So, let's take
a look at that, and I'm just going to

drop that tree in. Perfect. I'll just move
it over, then I'll just turn that a little

bit. Okay, it's looking better, but the
top is a little empty, so I'm going to go

ahead and add a cloud. And to do that,
I'm going to use one of my personally

favorite tools, the Doodle tool. The
Doodle tool allows me to take any 2D

pre-sketched with the Pen and instantly
turn it into 3D.

[applause]

>>Megan: There we go. Now, for the sake
of time, let's move over to a scene that

I've advanced a little bit. We all know
that there are two sides to every story,

and in this case, here is a scene that my
daughters have been working on from their

own memories of that day at the beach.
Now, my girls have been early testers with

Paint all along the way, and one of their
favorite things to do is create their own

personal emojis. So, I'm going to go
ahead and I'm going to take this emoji,

uh, and I'm going to do a little bit of
Remixing, uh, and make it my own, and I

have just the person for inspiration in
mind. So, let's start with some paint

brushes. The oil brush here, and I'll

color along. We've made all of the 2D pens

and pencils. We've enabled them to work on
any 3D object. There we go, that's a

pretty good-looking beard. It's coming
together. Now I'm going to go ahead and

add some sunglasses. And I'm going to use
what we call our Sticker tool for this.

The sticker tool allows you to take any
2D image and effectively stamp it to a

3D object, just like a texture. So, there
you go, two very simple, uh, operations

here. I was able to customize and
personalize my own emoji. Thank you

[applause]

>>Megan: So, I'm pretty excited about
this. Of course, when we're proud of

something, we want to share it. So, I'm
going to go ahead and publish that to the

community. And, as you can see, I have an
option to share that on Facebook. So, I

will go ahead and do that as well. And,
let's give it a second. And now let's go

out and check it out on my Facebook page.
Now, here you can see, uh, my timeline,

and there is my 3D memory that I just
created in Paint view-able on Facebook

for all of my friends and family to see.

[applause]

>>Megan: We've just shown you new ways to
create and share in 3D, but that's only

part of the story. 3D is a great medium
for expressing and it accelerates

comprehension to people in their. . . So
let's take a look at how it's valuable to

people in their everyday experiences. Over
the next year, you will see us integrate

3D across our most popular Microsoft
applications. Let's start by taking a look

at PowerPoint and see how 3D can enable
you to be creative and productive. I'd

like to invite Heather, one of our project
managers out on stage to give us a sneak

peek.

>>Heather: Thanks, Megan.
>>Megan: Hi, Heather.

>>Heather: Let's jump right into this
presentation I've been making about the

common fig tree. Now, I've already
captured my key points, but now it's time

to add some 3D magic to really drive these
points home. I'm going to start by

inserting a fig tree, the star of my
presentation. So, to do that, I'm going

to click on the insert tab. Now, here you
can see all of the things that you'd

expect, but we've added a new option to
be able to insert a 3D model. Just like

you saw in Paint, I have full access to
the 3D community directly within

PowerPoint. So, I've spotted my fig tree,
and I'm going to click insert. These are

the exact same steps that I would've taken
to add a photo or a video, but with 3D, I

can change the perspective and the scale
to tell the story exactly the way that I

want to tell it. I'm going to move this
guy to the center. Give him a spin. That

looks really good. 3D also enables me to
engage my audience even more by adding

animation. I can easily do this in my
presentation. I'm going to start by

duplicating this slide. And then, I'm
going to move and rotate the tree to

highlight the part I want to focus on.
Gonna scale this guy out. And then, I'm

going to get this back angle, and I really
like this top-down. Then, I'm going to

click transitions and select Morph. Here,
you can see PowerPoint does all of the

heavy lifting for me and creates a
beautiful 3D transition. Now, to save some

time, I built another version earlier. So,
let's have a look at my finished work.

We're viewing this in slide show mode so
you can really see the content come alive.

I can zoom in on a very specific part of
the tree to talk about a detail, and I

can mix and match 2D and 3D content to
illustrate my point, and here, this

would have taken me forever to find a
perfect angle in a photograph, but with

3D, I simply rotated the tree to match
exactly what I was looking for. As you can

see, 3D and PowerPoint are a perfect
match. The improved engagement and

understanding that 3D provides, paired
with the great presentation tools, it's so

easy to convey your ideas. We can't wait
to see the stories that you'll create

using 3D and PowerPoint.

[applause]

>>Megan: PowerPoint is just one example of
more experiences to come with 3D. Now,

we've shown you with the Creators update,
how we can bring the objects from your

physical world into your digital world.
Now, let's take a look at how our, we can

take this rich 3D content and break it
free from your screens with Microsoft

Hololins. I'd like to bring out one of the
designers on our team, Taj, who's going

to help us demonstrate this.
>>Taj: Hey Megan!

>>Megan: Hey Taj!
>>Taj: Hey everyone! Alright!

[applause]

>>Megan: Microsoft Edge was the first
browser to bring inking to the web, and

now, it's the first browser to fully
embrace 3D for everyone. On Hololins,

Microsoft Edge becomes this incredible
portal for digital content to enter into

your real world as a hologram. Now, Taj
is - we've got a camera here that allows

you to see all the same holograms that
Taj can see just from his viewpoint.

>>Taj: That's right, Megan. Here on our
hololins, we have the same, awesome

community that we showcased earlier today,
and in it, you can see Megan's creation.

What's - What's really exciting is that
this is mixed reality. We could take this

creation and put it right into this space.
So, I'm gonna go ahead and select it, and

I'm going to place it right about here.
Awesome! Looks good, Megan. Nice job.

>>Megan: Now, this creation started as a
real sandcastle that we captured, edited

and enhanced, and now it's back here on
stage as a hologram.

[applause]

>>Megan: With Windows 10, you can move
your content seamlessly from your real

world to your digital world, and then back
again. Let's take a look at another

example with the leader in home renovation
and design, Houzz. Today, we want to show

you a proof of concept that demonstrates
how Houzz users through Microsoft Edge

on Hololins can preview products in their
own home before they buy.

[indistinct]

>>Megan: Virtual reality immerses you in
the digital world. With the Windows 10

Creators Update, powerful and affordable
virtual reality is coming to everyone.

We're bringing a whole new set of
affordable virtual reality accessories

to your Windows 10 PC. Now everyone can
create, view, and interact with 3D objects

in mixed reality, from augmented reality
to virtual reality, and everything in

between. Taj is now going to put on one
of these virtual reality accessories.

Let's see how the same Windows 10
experience we just saw on Hololins now

carries over to the virtual world. Taj is
standing with - here with me on stage,

but just like that, he's transported to a
beautiful house on the coast.

>>Taj: So, I'm so excited to share with
you all my virtual space, but just quickly

note there's a version of me there on
screen so you can follow along in the

experience.

>>Megan: And because this is Windows,
wherever you choose to go, you'll always

have the apps you know and love with you.

>>Taj: So I'm creating this massive
screen where I can watch my beloved

Sounders play. Go Sounders! I love those
guys, they just made the playoffs, so I'm

pretty amped about that. And then, on this
back wall here, I've created - I have a

shelf of all my favorite apps. And to the
right, I've got Microsoft Edge opened up,

with the community. That's the same
community I showcased earlier in the

Hololins demo. And from that, I was able
to pull Megan's super-awesome 3D memory

and place it here on the shelf with me,
all in virtual reality.

>>Megan: Windows 10 makes these
connective mixed reality experiences

possible, allowing Taj to take a 3D
memory that I created in Paint into his

real world with Hololins, and then into
his virtual world. But VR also allwos Taj

to create new memories.

>>Taj: Alright, Megan, I've got a great
idea. Let me call up Holitour, and I've

always wanted to go to Italy to check out
the architecture there, so take us to

Rome.

>>Megan: Here, Taj is outside the Roman
Pantheon in Holitour. VR is an amazing

place to enjoy the many 360 degree videos
that are available on the web. Holitour is

a special experience that takes that idea
even further and allows you to explore

and interact with new places. It was made
for Microsoft Hololins, but here it is in

virtual reality, running with Windows 10.

>>Taj: So, this is incredible. I actually
love this space. What's even more amazing

is that it's interactive. So, I'm in front
of the Pantheon. Let's take a closer look.

>>Megan: This is just one of the many
examples of places that you can visit in

Holitour, and one of the many experiences
that Windows 10 and mixed reality enables.

That looked like a great trip. Thanks,
Taj.

>>Taj: Thanks, Megan. Thanks, everyone.

[applause]

>>Megan: With the Windows 10 Creators
Update, we took a sand castle from the

real world, captured it as a digital
memory, remixed it with Paint, shared it

out on the web, brought it back into the
real world as a hologram, and then, into

virtual reality. Our content is no longer
confined to a digital or physical form.

It has evolved. By making 3D for everyone,
our digital world starts a new, more human

journey. Imagine what you'll do.

[applause]

>>Terry: Thanks, Megan. Our tech industry
talks a lot about the democratizing

effects of technology, and I think we all
just saw that happening right here and

right now. With the Creators Update, our
partners, including HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus,

and Acer will be shipping virtual reality
headsets like Taj just demo'ed. These

headsets will be the first and only to
ship with inside-out, 6 degrees of freedom

sensors. Unlike every other virtual
reality headset in the market today, this

means there will be zero need for a
separate room, zero need for a complicated

setup, and while those other, less
immersive accessories today cost over

500 dollars, sometimes, most of the time
requiring a new, expensive device, we are

announcing today that these Creators
Update accessories will start at just $299

[applause]

>>Terry: So with the Creators Update, you
and the millions of other Windows 10 users

can turn on your laptop and immediately
start scanning in 3D, start printingin 3D,

start creating in 3D, start sharing in 3D,
and start experiencing mixed reality. So

now, let's talk gaming.

[upbeat music]

>>Terry: That wasn't the Foo Fighters
concert or a political convention or the

consumers' electronics show in Vegas.
That was an e-sports tournament. Last

year, more people watched the League of
Legends championship, a Windows PC game,

than the World Series. Young gamers are
now spending twice as much time watching

people broadcast their game play than they
do playing games themselves. This year

alone, Minecraft videos have been watched
over 50 billion times. I think half of

them could have been by my son. Game
viewing is just now a real social

phenomenon, and this type of passion and
innovation is inspiring us to build on

the long-term commitment that Microsoft
has had to gaming almost from our very

beginning. Think flight simulator 30 years
ago, or Gears of War 4, Forza Motorsports.

Think Solitaire or our new Xbox 1s, a
Windows 10 device that will design the

best console gaming experience. Since its
launch 15 years ago, Xbox continues to

deliver serious fun, no matter where you
play, in your living room, or now your

Windows 10 PC. The Windows 10 Creators
Update, we've designed it for e-sports and

game broadcasting. Whether you're one of
the millions who love watching the most

elite gamers battle it out in e-sports, or
whether you're an aspiring creator, aiming

to reach millions of viewers with your own
game play broadcast, Windows 10 will be

your platform for gaming glory. Please
welcome Jenn from the Xbox team to show

you what's new with gaming in the Creators
Update.

[applause]

>>Jenn: Thanks, Terry. How are you all
doing?

[cheers]

>>Jenn: Alright! Let's talk gaming! I'm
Jenn McCoy, known on Xbox Live as Reardon

Steel. And gaming has been a big part of
my life, ever since I was in school and

I'd stay up late every night, playing
games with my friends. So, as you can

imagine, working on Xbox is a total dream
come true. I have three announcements

today sharing with you what's coming for
gamers with the Windows 10 Creators

Update. Let me start with game
broadcasting. As Terry explained, the

popularity and time spent watching gaming
is through the roof. And we know there are

many reasons why people watch game play
today. Sometimes, it's to check out a new

game before they buy it. Other times,
it's to learn how to play a game better,

to get through a certain level, or beat
a particular boss. And in a lot of cases,

they're watching for pure entertainment
value. It can be just as much fun watching

the person streaming as it is playing the
game yourself. As a spectator, it looks

something like this. My college buddy,
Jason, he lives back in Texas, we don't

see each other in person very often.
We keep up with each other through our

shared love of gaming. Here, I'm watching
Jason broadcasting his game play of Forza

Horizon 3. He's streaming using a service
called Me, which makes it really easy to

watch and to interact with the person
broadcasting the game play. In fact, Jason

has set it up so people watching can
suggest what he do next. Now, look at the

buttons on the bottom of the screen.
You're going to see one there that says

"go off-road." I'm going to click that
button and you'll hear me suggest to Jason

that he take it off road.
>>Computer: Time to off-road that view!

>>Jenn: [laughs] There you go! He totally
listened. It takes backseat driving to an

entirely different place. Watching other
people stream their game play is easy,

but it can be a different story if you
want to be the broadcaster. For a lot

of people, the idea of broadcasting their
game play can be really intimidating. You

got to download and set up the software,
learn how to configure stream, and then

of course, getting folks to actually
watch. So, here's my first my first

announcement. With the Creators Update,
we're making it so each of us can become

a game broadcaster because we're building
game broadcast technology right into

Windows. Cool, right?
[applause]

>>Jenn: Let me jump into my own game, and
I'm going to show you how it works.

Alright, here we are in Fortson. Before we
start driving, I'm going to show you how

easy it is to start a broadcast. I hit
Windows G on my keyboard. That's going

to bring up the game bar. Then, I'm going
to move it over here to the side so I can

easily see the broadcast window while I
play. Then, all I have to do is click this

button to start broadcasting. Just like
that, we're live.

[applause]

>>Jenn: It's that simple to start a
broadcast right from Windows. Now my

friends or followers can watch me
broadcasting my game play. Now, I want to

ask you all to keep an eye on that chat
window on the right-hand side. There's

my first viewer. No pressure. Hey DJ
Strafe, what do you think about Fortzon

Horizon 3? Game is an amazing service to
broadcast with because there's virtually

no lag between my broadcast and what
viewers are seeing on their end. So,

DJ Strafe and I could have a conversation,
and it's pretty much real time. We're

starting to get more viewers, and that's
because Xbox Live is letting my friends

and network know that I'm playing. It's
helping me build out an audience.

Alright, I"m going to pull off right here.
It's a beautiful viewpoint. Now, on

Xbox Live, we have this thing called
Plugs. They're a way for people to come

together around similar interests. My Plug
is called "The Race in Texas." It's made

up of people who are from Texas and who
enjoy racing games. And everyone in "The

Race in Texas" are all able to see when I
started broadcasting. They can tune in

from anywhere, whether they're on their
Xbox One console, on their PC, or even out

and about on a smartphone. As a
broadcaster, that means I can build out a

substantial audience for my stream because
it's super accessible. Alright, I think I

need to - -
>>Game: Notice the chat window.

>>Jenn: [laughs] These are my friends
telling me to pay attention to the chat

window again. So, StormAnnie is saying
that I should tell y'all about custom tour

routes. So, let's do it. Now, y'all know
that competition and gaming go

hand-in-hand. We see that every day with
the massive interest in e-sports. Terry

talked about how many people watched the
League of Legends championship this past

year. And that's, like, the pinnacle of
video competitions today. There's also

hundreds of smaller championships and
tournaments held every year. Typically

organized by a game developer or a
professional tournament operator. They're

the ones who determine the entry
qualifications and the rules of play.

But, now we want to break through another
level of tournament competition to players

of Xbox Live. One where you determine
the rules of competition. So, here's my

second announcement: With the Creator's
Update, we're giving players the ability

to create custom tournaments using
Arena on Xbox 5.

[applause]

>>Jenn: Alright, let's go back to my
desktop. I'm going to open the Xbox app,

show you how it works. So, we want to give
gamers the ability to create their own

tournaments and challenges, just like you
would do if you were setting up a fantasy

football league, or joining an intramural
soccer team. Custom tournaments are a

great way that you can compete against
your friends. You don't have to qualify

for a professional tournament, and you
don't have to track everyone's scores

offline. Arean on Xbox Live is going to
do it all for you. So, the first thing I

need to do to set up my tournament is to
pick the game. I'm going to pick Killer

Instinct. KI's a popular fighting game,
where you square off against an

individual opponent. And with the
tournament structure, my friends and I can

determine which of us is truly the gaming
master. Alright, I'm going to call my

tournament the "KI Throwdown." And, let's
see, I'll put it on Xbox Live and extend

it to all my friends. Then I need to
choose a game mode. I'm going to go

through Classic Bracket approach. Okay,
tournament style. Single elimination or

double elimination? Single, definitely.
You lose, you're out. Alright, let's set

it for tonight, and create my tournament.
Invite is out and the countdown to my

tournament begins. It's all integrated
with Xbox Live, so this service will

compile stats and determine a winner,
taking the administrative work off of my

plate and letting me focus on the playing,
and, maybe a little trash talk. Best part

is, it doesn't matter which device my
friends choose to play on, whether it's

a Xbox One console or a PC running Windows
10, Xbox is bringing players together and

giving each of us the ability to set up
our own custom tournament. So, that was a

look at a couple new things that are
coming with the Creator's Update for

gamers, but you don't have to wait until
the spring to get in on the action. There

are plenty of amazing games playable right
now on one of the most popular Windows 10

gaming devices, the new Xbox One S.
Starting at only $299, the Xbox One S has

been the top-selling console in the US and
several other markets for the past 3

months. Let me show you why. So, here I
am, on the Xbox One S, playing Fortz

Horizon 3. Now, when I play it on my
Xbox One S, connected to a 4K television

with high dynamic range, this game looks
particularly stunning. The detail on the

car is incredible. You can actually see
the sparkle and reflection off the sand.

And of course, if you want the highest
possible visual fidelity, you can play

games like Fortzon Horizon 3 and Gears
of War 4 on your Windows 10 gaming PC,

and with the Xbox Play Anywhere Program,
when you buy one of these games, you get

to play it on both the Xbox One and
Windows 10 PC for no additional cost.

Your game saves, your progress, your
achievements, they're all saved on Xbox

Live and shared across both platforms.
Now for those of you who balance your game

play full of movie-watching, you can also
watch 4K video by a streaming service like

Netflix or with the built-in 4K movie
player. That brings me to my final

announcement. This one is especially for
you audio enthusiasts. I'm excited to

announce that BitStream Audio pass through
including Dolby Atmos support, is coming

with the Creators Update for Blurays on
Xbox One. Yeah!

[applause]

>>Jenn: We're building Windows 10 to be
the best platform for 4K gaming, and with

the Creators Update, we're building it
to be the best platform to enable each of

us to become a game broadcaster. Thanks
y'all.

[applause]

>>Terry: Thanks, Jenn. So, the passion of
your game broadcast fans and bracket

rights and e-sport athletes will be yours
in your Xbox or PC with the Windows 10

Creators Update. Now, we take a step back
and see Megan creating her daughters, or

Jenn racing with the Racing Texans Club.
We look across all of our lives and the

common thread between our most productive
and our most fun moments are our people,

the ones we share these moments with. The
magic happens when we collaborate with our

co-workers. The magic happens when we play
with our friends. And today, our people

are confined within individual
applications, specific social networking

apps, an email app, texting aps. With the
Creators Update, we are placing people

in the center of your Windows experience,
right where you want them. We want to

inspire true creativity and true
connection. Please welcome Allison to

show you some of her team's work in the
Creators Update.

[appluase]

>>Allison: Thank you, Terry. Hello,
everyone. My name is Allison Mahoney,

and I've spent much of my 15 years here at
Microsoft thinking about how to support

stronger human connections to technology,
and today, I am proud to show you how we

are placing people at the center of
Windows. Over the last decade, we have

seen an incredible explosion of ways to
connect with people across our devices.

What started with the delightful
simplicity of email has now grown into

a patchwork of applications and services,
from Facebook to SharePoint, from

Messenger to text, from Skype to LinkedIn,
each network bringing increasingly

innovative ways to connect with a growing
network of people. While the benefits of

our growing social networks is very clear,
it also comes at a cost: complexity. When

we talk to our customers, we see a
universal truth again and again, that most

of our communications happen with a few
key people. These are the people who

matter most in our day-to-day lives. It's
the moments we share with these people

that define us. For me, that's my husband
Peter and our twin girls, Jillian and

Taylor, Vicky, a close co-creator of
Microsoft and my friend and neighbor,

Pearl. Yet, today, these people are peers
amongst the infinite other people. They

are buried in our apps. They get lost in
the complexity. So, we asked ourselves,

"What would it mean to prioritize our most
important people in Windows?" With the

Windows 10 Creators Update, we will give
you a faster way to connect and share with

the people who matter most on any Windows
PC. Let's take a look at how the simple

presence of your people will give you a
faster way to share, a simple way to cut

through the noise, and a new way to feel
closer to the people who matter most. I

want to start with a common task on
Windows: sharing. Our goal is to make

sharing in Windows as fast and easy as
possible. And while it's not complicated,

there's a lot of steps involved. I still
have to find the content, launch the

application with the person that I wat
to share with, I have to find that person

in the application, attach the content,
and send. With the Creators Update,

we'll change this. Would if you could
simply drag any content directly to Vicky,

view the message, and send? Couple steps
and you're done. Doesn't matter if you

want to share a document or a PowerPoint,
picture or a video, the friction is

reduced by taking out the steps of making
that connection. We will also carry that

principle of connecting you quickly to
your important people across Windows.

The Windows sharing experience in any
application will now understand my people.

So here, in the Photos app, we see my
daughter skiing, and I want to share this

video with my husband. I can quickly link
a message, sharing my excitement that

it's almost ski season, a big deal in our
house, and when I'm ready to share, I

go to the Share charm and of course, my
people are there, including my husband

Peter. If I want, I can add a message.
Send, and I'm done. With the Creators

Update, we will give you the fastest way
to share with the most important people

in your life anywhere in Windows. The next
problem we wanted to tackle is something

we can all relate to: it's the overload of
communication that comes from being

so accessible to so many people. It's all
too easy to miss communications from the

people who matter most. Those few
important people get lost among the many.

How many times has a coworker or your
partner or friend texted saying, "Hey, did

you get that mail that I sent you?" And
too often, we just miss it. With the

Creators Update, we're going to bring
multiple communication applications

together and filter them by your most
important people in one simple place.

We'll start by integrating Mail, Skype,
and introduce SMS Relay from Windows

and Android phones, quickly add Xbox Live,
Skype for Business, and of course, making

it extendable by our partners. So, when I
get that urgent text from my husband

Peter, who's currently at the store, on
his phone and trying to get in touch with

me, I'll see it right on my desktop. Then,
it's one tap to view the message, and in

one single place, I can change from Skype
to Mail app, which provides me with a view

of my inbox dedicated just to Peter. I
can see the mail he's referring to, read

the content of that mail, and then quickly
respond in the app of my choice. Here, I

respond back to his phone using Skype,
letting him know I support our daughter

Taylor's choice of a unicorn cake. Great
decision! With Windows 10 Creators Update,

we will give you a way to cut through the
noise, so you never miss a moment with

your most important people. Finally, these
people aren't just who I talk to the most

frequently, they are the closest people in
my life. And too often, technology

obscures that human connection, the
emotion that these relationships represent

to us. For these important people, how we
communicate, it matters. The Windows 10

Creators Update will introduce shoulder
taps, little nudges that can help you

express what you're feeling right on the
desktop. Whether that's my daughter Julian

reaching out with a heart and a smile, my
daughter Taylor, with a playful unicorn,

created in Paint 3D, of course, or even my
coworker Vicky saying that it is time for

me to get off the stage with a mic drop.
With the Windows 10 Creators Update,

we will give you a faster way to connect
and share with the people who matter most

on any Windows PC. In your life, you put
people first, and now Windows does, too.

Megan, Jenn, and I have had a chance to
show you just some of the highlights

coming in the Windows 10 Creators Update,
but there is so much more, and I want to

give you a sneak peek. Thank you.
[applause]

[upbeat music]

[applause]

>>Terry: Thank you. So, with all due
humility, I want to share our goal for

Windows 10. It's to have the effect of
Gutenburg press on this next generation.

We want to free 3D, free mixed reality,
free e-sports game broadcasting, and so

much more for everyone. This week, we are
releasing early builds of the Creators

Update to all of our Windows Insiders. If
you're not a Windows Insider yet, please

join us and help us shape this future as
part of the world's largest collaborative

software project. Now, for technology to
serve all of us, we need to ensure that

there are devices for each of us. There
has to be a breadth of devices to meet the

needs of individual creators, like Sief
and Carrie, to organizational creators,

like Pearson Education. A breadth of
devices to meet the needs of the most

professional creator to the youngest
creator.