Innovation Meets Donation: Experience It Yourself with the HoloLens 2

Turn magic into reality with our Mixed Reality experience!

Shepeard Community Blood Center has teamed up with Blood Centers of America and Abbott to offer you an immersive, zen-like Mixed Reality experience. When you donate blood at participating blood drives and donor centers, you could be one of the lucky few donors to try the innovative HoloLens 2 technology in action, hard launching on October 2, 2023. Check out our October calendar to find a location near you!

Using hands-free, eye-tracking technology, you and your avatar will enter a new dimension. Imagine planting seeds and bringing nature-inspired holograms to life as you navigate this soothing, interactive environment. Giving blood will never be the same again.

Take blood donation to the next level. Make an appointment to donate blood at a participating blood drive or donor center. When you arrive to your appointment, ask our staff about donating in this new dimension of Mixed Reality!

What is Mixed Reality?

Mixed reality is similar to virtual reality but allows users to see the real world around them as they immerse themselves in a digital world (whereas in virtual reality, users only experience the digital world). Our Mixed Reality journey uses Microsoft HoloLens 2, the world’s first self-contained holographic computer, enabling hands-free interaction with three-dimensional digital objects and a library of applications. Donors are offered a quick tutorial on the headsets and the mixed reality world prior to use. The headsets can be adjusted for each donor’s comfort and are easily integrated into the donation process.

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December 2023 Hololens Drives

December 1, 2023
Saluda High School from 8 AM to 3 PM
160 Ivory Key Rd, Saluda, SC 29138

December 3, 2023
Scott Family Farms from 10 AM to 3 PM
550 Barnhart Dr, Waynesboro, GA 30830

December 5, 2023
Aiken Regional Medical Center from 1 PM to 5 PM
302 University Pkwy, Aiken, SC 29801

December 7, 2023
N Columbia Elementary School from 1 PM to 5 PM
2874 Ray Owens Rd, Appling, GA 30802

December 9, 2023
Windsor Community from 9 AM to 1 PM
539 Middleton Dr North, Windsor, SC 29856

December 11, 2023
Westside High School from 7:30 AM to 3 PM
1002 Patriots Rd, Augusta, GA 30907

December 13, 2023
Georgia School for Innovations and the Classics from 11 AM to 4 PM
5073 Storey Mill Rd, Hephzibah, GA 30815

December 15, 2023
CT Walker Magnet School from 9 AM to 12 PM
1301 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30901

December 17, 2023
Heights Church from 8 AM to 1 PM
4631 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Beech Island, SC 29842

December 19, 2023
Harlem Community from 2 PM to 6 PM
145 North Louisville St, Harlem, GA 30814

December 21, 2023
Columbia County EMA Community Drive from 9 AM to 5 PM
650B Ronald Reagan Dr, Evans, GA 30809

Innovation Meets Donation: Experience It Yourself with the HoloLens 2

December 2023 Hololens Drives

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