For over 35 years, we have been content with using a keyboard and monitor to interact with computers. The mouse, touch screen and other input devices have transformed how to communicate with computers, but screens of all sizes – from 1” to 80” – have all always been the de facto method to perceive the primary output from our microcomputers and devices. Until now. The Oculus Rift aims to be the first mainstream consumer device for Virtual Reality (VR), while Microsoft’s HoloLens merges the real world with the virtual via holograms to create advanced mixed reality (MR) scenarios (also known as augmented reality, or AR). This session is your introduction to building AR & MR applications and games using C#, Visual Studio and Unity. We’ll review many of the hardware options, their respective SDKs and how to design real-world scenarios for both the consumer space and the enterprise. We’ll also look at 3D development environments like Unity to bring to life complex scenarios. Mixed and Virtual Reality projects are no longer a dream. The technology is here. The hardware is here. The tools and SDKs are here. Come learn how to get started and build experiences beyond anything you ever imagined.

1. Nick Landry
Senior Technical Evangelist – Microsoft
nick.landry@microsoft.com
Blog: AgeofMobility.com
@ActiveNick | github.com/ActiveNick
From Oculus to HoloLens:
Building Virtual & Mixed
Reality Apps & Games

5. Virtual
Reality
Fully immersive
experience that
replaces your
physical world
Examples:
Oculus Rift, GearVR,
The Matrix
Augmented
Reality
Overlays digital
information about
the physical world
around you
Example:
Google Glass, HUDs,
Terminator (vision)
Mixed
Reality
Combines virtual 2D
and 3D objects/apps
and the physical world
Examples:
Microsoft HoloLens,
Star Trek Holodeck

6. Mobile Desktop Standalone
© Microsoft
© Oculus
© Samsung

13. © Volvo, Google Play Store

15. © Iris VR

16. © Microsoft

21. http://VISR-VR.com/Developer

24. dev.windows.com

38. dev.microsoft.com/windows/holographic

42. Typical HoloLens viewing distances

43. design.windows.com
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2015/2-658

49. strongly discouraged

50. highly discouraged
if (Windows.System.Profile.AnalyticsInfo.VersionInfo.DeviceFamily == "Windows.Holographic")
{
// Enable or disable features
}

51. https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/09/15/dynamically-detecting-
features-with-api-contracts-10-by-10/
https://channel9.msdn.com/events/Build/2015/3-733

52. https://dev.windows.com/en-us/holographic/voice_input
http://www.AgeofMobility.com/cortana

53. https://dev.windows.com/en-
US/holographic/current_limitations_for_apps_using_apis_from_the_shell

56. dev.windows.com/holographic
forums.hololens.com

57. hololens.com
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2016/B854
https://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/HoloLens-Dev-Link-Round-up
https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/AdamsGarage/Getting-
Started-with-the-HoloLens
https://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Emulating-Real-Space-in-the-HoloLens-Emulator
https://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/hololens

58. https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/creating-virtual-and-
augmented-reality-apps-on-the-windows-platform-16141
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Creating-Virtual-and-Augmented-
Reality-Applications-on-Windows-Platform-en
http://visr-vr.com/Developer/
http://aka.ms/alpsvr
https://developer.oculus.com/
https://developers.google.com/cardboard/
https://webvr.info/
http://fibrum.com/sdk/
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
http://www.osvr.org/

59. https://channel9.msdn.com
/blogs/misslivirose

60. http://unity3d.com/get-unity
http://unity3d.com/learn
https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/building-windows-10-games-with-unity-5-12572
https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/gamedev
https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/UnityCreativeCoding
https://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/HoloLens-with-Unity
https://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/unity

61. https://github.com/Microsoft/GalaxyExplorer
https://github.com/misslivirose
http://aka.ms/CardboardVRDemoRepo
https://github.com/ActiveNick
https://github.com/peted70/mva-vrdemo

62. Liv Erickson
Adam Tuliper
Tobiah Zarlez
Dave Voyles
Rachel Weil
Sarah Sexton
Stacey Mulcahy
Nick Landry
Adina Shanholtz
Amanda Lange
Gavin Bauman
Katherine Harris
Daniel Egan
Jeremy Foster
Shahed Chowdhuri
*All names are hyperlinks to their respective Twitter handles

63. Thank You!
Slides are posted on SlideShare. Demos are on GitHub.
SlideShare: www.slideshare.net/ActiveNick
Blog: www.AgeofMobility.com
Twitter: @ActiveNick
Mobile Apps: www.bigbaldapps.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/activenick
GitHub: github.com/ActiveNick
Email: nick.landry@microsoft.com