President Peres met his Avatar on the Xbox One and visited the Ilumiroom which was presented for the first time in Israel

During the visit President Peres experimented with an application to explore space on an interactive table, met with young people who presented newly developed applications and met with employees of the company

The President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, visited Microsoft Israel earlier today (Tuesday) and during the visit he was presented with new technologies developed in Israel. President Peres was shown the new Microsoft entertainment console – Xbox One, which has been a great success across the world. While being shown the console, President Peres came face to face with his avatar, a surprise created for him by the employees of the company. Among the initiatives presented to President Peres was a kinetics camera which recognizes voice and movement and the new Microsoft development, Ilumiroom. The Ilumiroom projects expands and enriches the surroundings of the television set and changes the gaming and television watching experience. The Ilumiroom uses the kinetics camera to learn the lay out of the room and enhance the experience, the technology was shown in Israel for the first time.

During the rest of the visit President Peres experimented with the PixelSense table with touch technology which includes an interactive application to navigate through galaxies and stars. The application allows for study and research into space. Alongside the table President Peres was presented with technological applications developed by youngsters taking part in the Innovate for Good project.

President Peres congratulated the employees of Microsoft Israel during a meeting with them and said, "I am extremely proud of you and the work that you do. Greatness is to contribute to society and think in terms of generosity. I see you not only as an advanced technological company but a community organization based on technology. Israel's technological potential is vast. Within Israel we have talented people and we must find the ways to continue developments here."

President Peres was accompanied throughout the visit by the CEO of Microsoft Israel, Mr. Danny Yamin.

Photos Silvia G Golan