Last Tuesday, Microsoft held a press conference to show off all the new tech it's working on for the coming year. Among the impressive new gadgets was the HoloLens. Though the Microsoft HoloLens was revealed and blew minds earlier this year at E3, the latest demo revealed even more about the tech, proving an amazing potential for augmented reality gaming.

From E3, we learned that the HoloLens will be able to create a massive projection directly on a wall, allowing gamers to play without a television. Even cooler was the unique, "Minecraft" themed border around the projection, giving the experience a stylish, customized feel. Every game could feel more intimate with an exclusive border from the developers.

Even cooler was the ability to bring the world to life by building it on top of a flat surface. I often describe Minecraft's gameplay as having a bottomless supply of virtual LEGOs. Now, with the power of the HoloLens, that comparison is even truer. Gamers will soon have the ability to bring any fictional world into their living room.

As if that wasn't enough to scramble our brains, Microsoft showed that it isn't only flat surfaces like floors and walls that can be integrated into the game. In a live demo of "Project X-Ray," a game being developed internally, the player was able to take cover behind a couch from a fusillade of lasers. The couch was covered with debris that represented pieces of the wall that had been smashed in. Small details like this were purely impressive.

Notice how his hand is glowing? This is achieved through the introduction of a new peripheral. Now a controller can track players' arm movements, allowing them to "wear" holograms. The potential to Turn players into a likeness of Samus or Mega Man is exciting.

However, I would have liked to see a game that turned the controller into a sword. There was an instance of the HoloLens forming a shield that the player could move and hide behind. I would have liked to see a second controller brought in to demonstrate a dual wield function of sword and shield or simultaneous arm cannons.

If there was one word I could use to summarize the potential of Microsoft's HoloLens, it would have to be limitless. It has the ability to transform the world around gamers, put tools and weapons into their hands, and gives first-person gaming a whole new meaning. HoloLens is going to be huge—how huge? How about eight-foot-tall spider in your living room huge.