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AB#1037408: Introduction to mixed reality
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/1-introduction.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/1-introduction.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Introduction
 metadata:
   title: Introduction
   description: An introduction to the Learn module, its objectives, and prerequisites.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa 
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/10-summary.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/10-summary.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Summary
 metadata:
   title: Summary
   description: Get next steps and resources that can advance your mixed reality journey.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/2-what.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/2-what.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: What is mixed reality?
 metadata:
   title: What is mixed reality?
   description: Learn how to define mixed reality as a concept, understand the types of interactions it supports, and understand its surrounding historical context.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/3-make-sense.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/3-make-sense.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Make sense of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality
 metadata:
   title: Make sense of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality
   description: Understand the differences between augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality. Learn how to choose your development target when you start a new project.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/4-explore-devices.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/4-explore-devices.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Explore mixed reality devices
 metadata:
   title: Explore mixed reality devices
   description: Explore the range of mixed reality devices, the capabilities they offer, and where they fit on the mixed reality spectrum.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/5-understand-holograms.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/5-understand-holograms.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Understand holograms
 metadata:
   title: Understand holograms
   description: Learn how holograms are rendered, placed, and saved in mixed reality environments. 
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/6-design-3d.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/6-design-3d.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Design and develop in mixed reality
 metadata:
   title: Design and develop in mixed reality
   description: Learn about design and development processes that are useful for mixed reality and 3D content. Explore bodystorming, acting, storyboarding, and the Mixed Reality Toolkit.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/7-use-cases-examples.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/7-use-cases-examples.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Use cases and examples
 metadata:
   title: Use cases and examples
   description: Learn about the context and history of computing in relation to mixed reality and the most common use cases and examples.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/8-cloud-services.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/8-cloud-services.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Mixed reality cloud services and applications
 metadata:
   title: Mixed reality cloud services and applications
   description: Learn about the variety of cloud services and applications that can be integrated with mixed reality applications, including Azure Remote Rendering and Azure AI services.
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/9-knowledge-check.yml b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/9-knowledge-check.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Module assessment
 metadata:
   title: Module assessment
   description: Knowledge check
-  ms.date: 05/20/2023
+  ms.date: 04/04/2025
   author: Sean-Kerawala
   ms.author: sekerawa
   ms.topic: unit
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ quiz:
   questions:
   - content: "What is mixed reality?"
     choices:
-    - content: "A set of virtual reality hardware devices sold by Microsoft"
+    - content: "A set of virtual reality hardware devices sold by Microsoft."
       isCorrect: false
       explanation: "Virtual reality hardware devices are only a part of mixed reality."
-    - content: "A spectrum of immersive experiences, connecting and blending physical and digital worlds together"
+    - content: "A spectrum of immersive experiences, connecting and blending physical and digital worlds together."
       isCorrect: true
       explanation: "Mixed reality can include experiences that overlay virtual content over objects or places in the physical world, as in augmented reality apps, or an immersive virtual experience where the user doesn't have any input from the real world, as in virtual reality apps."
-    - content: "An augmented reality platform application that comes with Microsoft HoloLens" 
+    - content: "An augmented reality platform application that comes with Microsoft HoloLens." 
       isCorrect: false
       explanation: "Mixed reality is not limited to augmented reality or Microsoft HoloLens."
   - content: "What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality experiences?"
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ quiz:
       explanation: "Virtual reality content is run on immersive headsets, whereas augmented reality content is run on holographic devices."
   - content: "How would you describe a hologram?"
     choices:
-    - content: "Immersive 3D objects made of opaque pixels"
+    - content: "Immersive 3D objects made of opaque pixels."
       isCorrect: false
       explanation: "Holograms are rendered over the real world and are not opaque."
-    - content: "Physical objects that react to digital content"
+    - content: "Physical objects that react to digital content."
       isCorrect: false
       explanation: "Holograms are purely digital objects, not physical."
-    - content: "Digital objects made of light and sound"
+    - content: "Digital objects made of light and sound."
       isCorrect: true
       explanation: "Holograms are digital objects rendered in front of the user's view when the user is wearing a HoloLens device."
   - content: "What tool would a design team use to prototype mixed reality digital interactions, objects, and UI by using crafting materials?"
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ quiz:
       explanation: "Although hardware, software, and the tech industry are important to mixed reality, they're not the core of what makes mixed reality possible."
     - content: "Manufacturing, education, and training"
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Manufacturing, education, and training are common industry use cases and applications for mixed reality."
+      explanation: "Manufacturing, education, and training are common industry use cases and applications for mixed reality."
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/1-introduction.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/1-introduction.md
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ The ecosystem of mixed reality blends both the physical and digital worlds, defi
 
 Whether you're an experienced developer or a beginner, it's important to get a conceptual grip on what mixed reality is.
 
-In this module, you walk through the basic foundations of mixed reality. Learn where it fits in with augmented reality and virtual reality.  Find out about hardware devices, content design, and common use-case examples in real-world technology. This module introduces you to mixed-reality services and applications like Dynamics 365 mixed reality and Azure mixed reality. These applications can empower and optimize your development pipeline.
+In this module, you walk through the basic foundations of mixed reality, learn where it fits in with augmented reality and virtual reality, and find out about hardware devices, content design, and common use-case examples in real-world technology. This module introduces you to mixed-reality services and applications like Dynamics 365 mixed reality and Azure mixed reality. These applications can empower and optimize your development pipeline.
 
 By the end of this module, you can confidently discuss mixed reality as a concept and its key processes. You can also learn how to apply it to your business or hobby.
 
 ## Learning objectives
 
 By the end of this module, you can:
 
-- Define mixed reality and differentiate between virtual reality and augmented reality
-- Describe the core ideas behind holograms
-- Start designing and developing 3D applications
-- Understand what mixed reality offers in real-world apps
-- Use the power of the cloud for mixed reality
+- Define mixed reality and differentiate between virtual reality and augmented reality.
+- Describe the core ideas behind holograms.
+- Start designing and developing 3D applications.
+- Understand what mixed reality offers in real-world apps.
+- Use the power of the cloud for mixed reality.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-This Learn module has no prerequisites. Come and dive into mixed reality!
+This Learn module has no prerequisites. Come and dive into mixed reality!
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/10-summary.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/10-summary.md
@@ -4,21 +4,17 @@ By using holograms, you learned how digital content can be made, placed, and int
 
 ## Next steps
 
-The journey isn't over yet. Consider following up on these industry-based use cases for HoloLens:
-
-- [Manufacturing](https://www.microsoft.com/hololens/industry-manufacturing)
-- [Healthcare](https://www.microsoft.com/hololens/industry-healthcare)
-- [Education](https://www.microsoft.com/hololens/industry-education)
+The journey isn't over yet. Consider following up on [mixed-reality case studies](/windows/mixed-reality/discover/case-studies-overview).
 
 ## Further reading
 
-- Learn more about [HoloLens](https://www.microsoft.com/hololens).
-- Learn more about [Windows mixed reality immersive headsets](https://www.microsoft.com/mixed-reality/windows-mixed-reality?rtc=1).
+- Learn more about [HoloLens](/hololens/).
+- Learn more about [Windows mixed reality immersive headsets](/windows/mixed-reality/enthusiast-guide/).
 - Explore the [mixed reality developer documentation](/windows/mixed-reality/?utm_source=developermscom).
 - Get started on your mixed reality [design journey](/windows/mixed-reality/design/design).
 - Get started on your mixed reality [development journey](/windows/mixed-reality/develop/development?tabs=unity).
 - Learn about the mixed reality Toolkit SDK for [Unity](https://github.com/MixedRealityToolkit/MixedRealityToolkit-Unity) and [Unreal Engine](https://github.com/microsoft/MixedReality-UXTools-Unreal).
 - Explore [Azure Cloud Services](/windows/mixed-reality/develop/mixed-reality-cloud-services).
 - Get started with [Dynamics 365 features](/dynamics365/mixed-reality).
 - Read [A Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays](https://search.ieice.org/bin/summary.php?id=e77-d_12_1321).
-- Learn more about [Microsoft Mesh](https://aka.ms/meshdocs).
+- Learn more about [Microsoft Mesh](/mesh/).
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/2-what.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/2-what.md
@@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ The first step in any learning process is defining the core concept in simple te
 
 *Mixed reality is a spectrum of immersive experiences, connecting and blending physical and digital worlds together in augmented reality and virtual reality applications.*
 
-In visual terms, imagine mixed reality as a creative space that exists between the extremes of the physical and digital worlds. Experiences range from overlaying virtual content on objects in the physical world, like in augmented reality apps, to an entirely immersive experience where the user doesn't have any input from the real world, as in virtual reality.
+In visual terms, imagine mixed reality as a creative space that exists between the extremes of the physical and digital worlds. Experiences range from overlaying virtual content on objects in the physical world (like in augmented reality apps) to an entirely immersive experience where the user doesn't have any input from the real world (as in virtual reality).
 
-:::image type="content" source="../media/spectrum.png" alt-text="Diagram of the mixed reality spectrum with the physical world on the left and the digital world on the right.":::
+:::image type="content" source="../media/spectrum.png" alt-text="Diagram of the mixed-reality spectrum with the physical world on the left and the digital world on the right.":::
 
 Because mixed reality covers such a broad range of possible user experiences, it comes with a set of interaction types that are entirely unique. These interaction types include but aren't limited to:
 
-* *Environmental input*, like capturing a user's position in the world by mapping surfaces and boundaries in the area.
-* *Spatialized sound*, which is 3D sound that has position and depth in a virtual space, just like in the real world.
-* *Locations, positions, and persistence* of objects in real and virtual spaces.
+* **Environmental input**, like capturing a user's position in the world by mapping surfaces and boundaries in the area.
+* **Spatialized sound**, which is 3D sound that has position and depth in a virtual space, just like in the real world.
+* **Locations, positions, and persistence** of objects in real and virtual spaces.
 
 These features are part of a relationship between human and computer input known as *human-computer interaction* (HCI). Human input covers the more familiar ways of interacting with technology, such as using a keyboard, mouse, touchpad, or your own voice. As sensors and processing power have increased in computers, so has this new area of computer input from the environment. The interaction between computers and environment is called *perception*.
 
 The intersection of computer processing, human input, and environmental understanding is where the power, creativity, and emerging capabilities of mixed reality come to life. Movement through the physical world can translate to movement in the digital world. Boundaries in the physical world can influence application experiences, such as game play, in the digital world. Without environmental input, experiences can't blend between physical and digital realities.
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/venn-diagram.png" alt-text="Venn diagram with circles for human, computer, and environment interaction with mixed reality at the intersection.":::
 
-As a historical footnote, the term *mixed reality* comes from a 1994 paper titled *A Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays*, written by Paul Milgram and Fumio Kishino. That paper doesn't describe the version of mixed reality that people have today. The authors explore the concept of a virtuality continuum and the categorization of taxonomy applied to displays. You can find a link to the paper at the end of the module.
+As a historical footnote, the term *mixed reality* comes from a 1994 paper titled *A Taxonomy of Mixed Reality Visual Displays*, written by Paul Milgram and Fumio Kishino. That paper doesn't describe the version of mixed reality that people have today. The authors explore the concept of a virtuality continuum and the categorization of taxonomy applied to displays. You can find a link to the paper at the end of this module.
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/3-make-sense.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/3-make-sense.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 One of the central questions that new mixed reality learners always ask is, "What's the difference between augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed realty?" Before you dive dictionary definitions, watch the following video and see if your mental model starts to line up with this new paradigm:
 
 > [!VIDEO https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/One-Dev-Minute/Whats-the-difference-between-AR-VR-and-MR--One-Dev-Question/player?format=ny]
@@ -22,8 +23,8 @@ Virtual reality applications are great for training and for simulations where us
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/headset-controller.jpg" alt-text="Photograph of a user wearing an immersive headset and holding a motion controller.":::
 
-The next logical question you're probably asking is: "With all these choices, how do I decide which part of the mixed reality spectrum I start developing a mixed reality application on? Would my application be better in augmented reality or virtual reality?" Watch this a video to address just that scenario:
+The next logical question you're probably asking is: "With all these choices, how do I decide on which part of the mixed-reality spectrum I start developing a mixed-reality application? Would my application be better in augmented reality or virtual reality?" Watch this a video to address just that scenario:
 
 > [!VIDEO https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/One-Dev-Minute/What-is-the-best-reality-for-my-app--One-Dev-Question/player?format=ny]
 
-You also may hear other terms used for augmented or virtual reality such as spatial computing and extended reality, known as XR. These are usually used as a catch all for everything related to the spectrum between augmented and virtual reality.
+You also might hear other terms used for augmented or virtual reality like spatial computing and extended reality, known as XR. These are usually used as a catch all for everything related to the spectrum between augmented and virtual reality.
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/4-explore-devices.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/4-explore-devices.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-You've learned about the conceptual differences between virtual reality experiences and augmented reality experiences, and where they fit into mixed reality. Now look at the hardware devices that you can develop with.
+You've learned about the conceptual differences between virtual reality experiences and augmented reality experiences, and where they fit into mixed reality. Now, let's look at the hardware devices that you can develop with.
 
 ## HoloLens
 
-For applications and games on the augmented reality side of the spectrum, target Microsoft HoloLens. HoloLens has a see-through display so users can see the physical environment around them while wearing the headset. HoloLens offers a full six-degrees-of-freedom movement for both rotation and translation.
+For applications and games on the augmented-reality side of the spectrum, target Microsoft HoloLens. HoloLens has a see-through display so users can see the physical environment around them while wearing the headset. HoloLens offers a full six-degrees-of-freedom movement for both rotation and translation.
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/hololens.jpg" alt-text="Photograph of a HoloLens 2 device from the side.":::
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Whether a device is tethered to a PC or self-contained has no effect on whether
 
 ## The mixed reality spectrum revisited
 
-In the following diagram of the mixed reality spectrum, you can see that choosing a target experience for your application corresponds to the type of device you can target. If you're creating an application that relies on the physical world around the user, HoloLens is the best bet. If you're going to throw your users into the deep end of the spectrum, then a Windows mixed reality immersive headset is the way to go.
+In the following diagram of the mixed-reality spectrum, you can see that choosing a target experience for your application corresponds to the type of device you can target. If you're creating an application that relies on the physical world around the user, HoloLens is the best bet. If you're going to throw your users into the deep end of the spectrum, then a Windows mixed reality immersive headset is the way to go.
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/spectrum-with-devices.png" alt-text="Diagram of the mixed reality spectrum from the physical world and augmented reality devices to the digital world with virtual reality devices.":::
 
-Although no single device can run the entire mixed reality spectrum in today's technological landscape, the hope is that future holographic devices can become more immersive, while immersive devices can become more holographic.
+Although no single device can run the entire mixed-reality spectrum in today's technological landscape, the hope is that future holographic devices can become more immersive, while immersive devices can become more holographic.
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/5-understand-holograms.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/5-understand-holograms.md
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diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/7-use-cases-examples.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/7-use-cases-examples.md
diff --git a/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/8-cloud-services.md b/learn-pr/azure/intro-to-mixed-reality/includes/8-cloud-services.md
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