>>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