Although Microsoft has stressed that its Hololens headset won’t be available to consumers until “the world is ready,” the company has been selling a $3,000 developer edition for quite some time to a limited number of developers and businesses. Now the company has thrown the doors open to all, allowing developers to pre-order the Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition, which will begin shipping on March 30. The price? Still a hefty three grand.

According to Microsoft’s Alex Kipman, HoloLens consists of a custom-built Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) that enables the device to understand gestures and gazes in real time. It’s backed by a 32-bit Intel architecture and see-through holographic lenses that feature an “advanced optical projection system.” This system generates multi-dimensional full-color holograms with very low latency, he says.

In addition to that hardware, HoloLens includes built-in sensors that can capture information about what you’re doing in the real world, and built-in cameras for recording “mixed reality captures,” or MRC. These are HD videos and pictures of holograms that can be shared with everyone: even those without a HoloLens headset. The device also includes Bluetooth 4.1.

“With HoloLens you can create and shape holograms with gestures, communicate with apps using your voice, and navigate with a glance,” Kipman reports. “HoloLens understands your gestures, gaze, and voice, enabling you to interact in the most natural way possible. With spatial sound, HoloLens allows you to hear holograms from anywhere in the room, even if they are behind you.”

Microsoft’s HoloLens is self-contained and fully untethered, he says, meaning you aren’t required to have a high-performance PC to use this device. Users also don’t need any additional devices to see the holograms in the real world: no phone, no wires, no additional cameras. It’s also powered by Windows 10, meaning users should be familiar with the interface right out of the box.

In addition to getting their hands on the HoloLens device, developers can also gain access to a number of guides and tutorials to get them started, and additional development tools such as Visual Studio projects and a HoloLens emulator that will be released when the headset ships in March. This emulator will allow developers to test holographic apps on their PC without the actual hardware in hand.

Microsort’s Kudo Tsunoda adds to the announcement, saying there’s now a free portfolio of holographic “experiences” for developers to check out, including HoloStudio, a program that allows developers to create 3D objects in 3D on a real-world scale. There’s also an enhanced version of Skype so that users can communicate using holograms. HoloTour, another “experience,” provides high-resolution 360-degree panoramic displays.

That’s not all. There are three examples of mixed reality games to experience, one of which is Fragments, a mixed reality crime drama that “unfolds in your own environment.” There’s also Young Conker that brings traditional platform gaming mechanics to the real world, and RoboRaid, a first-person holographic shooter where players defend their home against an alien invasion.

“It is a highlight of how our key holographic platform features can be used in gaming,” Tsunoda says. “It uses your real world as the environment. Nothing adds urgency to 1st person shooter gameplay like seeing alien robots breaking through the walls of your own home.”

Developers wanting to get their hands on Microsoft HoloLens can head here to apply for the Development Edition. Those who purchase the device will have immediate access to UWP apps listed on Windows Store, such as OneDrive, Maps, Remote Desktop, and more. They’ll also have access to the HoloLens experiences listed above.