>>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.