Microsoft’s Story Labs division has released very clever animated videos that explain a lot of complex IT concepts, in a way that makes them very easy to understand and relate to.

The series is called The Explanimators, and the first two episodes covered artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things.

The third episode is all about mixed reality, and the future of human-computer interaction through devices like Microsoft’s own HoloLens headset that helps to blend the two.

These are fantastically well-done, and a great way to gain some insight into things you may have only heard about in passing, and even a fun way to spend a few minutes with your kids.

Here’s the HoloLens episode; the other two are also free to view, either on Microsoft’s blog, or the company’s YouTube channel.