App Development for Microsoft HoloLens

2h 53mIntermediate2017-09-22

Authors

Dennis Vroegop

Mixed Reality Developer, Consultant, and Speaker

James Ashley

Designs and develops HoloLens, AR, VR, and gestural experiences

Course details

Augmented reality (AR) is the next big frontier for app developers. The HoloLens is one of the first commercial devices available in AR. Luckily for developers, Visual Studio has built-in support for HoloLens, and the concepts and syntax are similar to developing for other Microsoft platforms. With Windows 10 Pro and a decent graphics card, you can start developing for mixed reality today.

Join instructors Dennis Vroegop and James Ashley for this introduction for HoloLens app development. They show you how to set up your development environment, including Unity and the HoloToolkit; how to deploy to HoloLens and the HoloLens emulator; and how to build apps that accept user input via gazes, tapping, and speech. Then discover how to use spatial mapping to detect your surroundings and analyze your environment with spatial understanding. Learn how to implement spatial sound that adds to the user's existing environment, and synchronize data to create shared experiences. Along the way, learn how it all comes together in two simple 3D apps: a visualization for enterprise business and a platform game.

Learning objectives
Installing Unity, Visual Studio, and the HoloToolkit
Building an app in Unity
Deploying to HoloLens or the HoloLens emulator
Gaze and tapping
Spatial mapping and spatial understanding
Spatial sound
Shared holograms
Creating 3D enterprise apps
Creating 3D games

Skills covered

Microsoft DevelopmentAugmented RealityWindowsProjectVisualization and Real-TimeProduct and ManufacturingMicrosoftSoftware Development

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Examining the HoloLens hardware
03 - Mixed reality scenarios
04 - Wearing the HoloLens
05 - Using the exercise files

1. Set Up Your Development Environment

06 - Install Unity and Visual Studio
07 - Install the HoloLens emulator
08 - Download the HoloToolkit

2. Basic Configuration and Deployment

09 - Configure your Unity project
10 - Build in Unity to Visual Studio
11 - Deploy to emulator
12 - Deploy to HoloLens

3. Basic Interaction

13 - Gaze 101
14 - Tapping 101
15 - Speech recognition

4. Use HoloToolKit

16 - The HoloToolkit
17 - Project configuration with HoloToolkit
18 - Spatial mapping for absolute beginners
19 - Build and deploy with the HoloToolkit
20 - Spatial mapping and occlusion
21 - Spatial understanding capabilities
22 - Adding a debug window
23 - Making holes in floors

5. Spatial Sound

24 - Why use spatial sound
25 - Setting up the audio settings
26 - Implementing spatial sounds

6. Shared Experiences

27 - How shared holograms work
28 - Setting up the server
29 - Syncing data

7. Games and Enterprise Applications on the HoloLens

30 - 3D models for enterprise apps
31 - A simple 3D platform game
32 - Every room a level

Conclusion

33 - Understanding the development tools and remoting
34 - Overcoming common problems
35 - The future of mixed reality computing
36 - Next steps