This is the powerpoint of my HoloLens introduction to the developers and management of Omnext.

1. Introduction to
Microsoft HoloLens
Next generation of human computer interaction
Mark Blomsma - Veenendaal - 11/10/2016

2. Agenda
• Introduction
• History of UI
• AR versus VR
• HoloLens Demo
• Developing for HoloLens
• Unity 3D
• Visual Studio 2015
• Play time, try HoloLens

3. Introduction
• Mark Blomsma
• Software Architect @ Develop-One Inc.
• Twitter @markblomsma
• 25+ years of developing software
• Started HoloLens development in 2016

4. Showcase : Volvo

5. Showcase: Thyssenkrupp

6. History of UI
• UI: The User Interface is the space where interactions between humans
and machines occur.
• 1945 -1968: Batch interface (input/output via paper)
• 1969 - present: Command-line user interface (input via keys, output to screen)
• 1985: Text-Based User Interface
• 1968 – present: Graphical User Interface
• Desktop Windows
• Flat 3D
• Phone / Touch (no more mouse!)
• Virtual Reality
• Holographic
• ~1960s – present: Voice User Interface (no screen!)
• Voice recognition research
• Microsoft recently passed 94.9% speech recognition
• Voicemail, Call center

7. AR versus VR
• Virtual Reality
• Takes a user into a computer generated world, generally an immersive
experience
• There is a disconnect between what the brain is processing and your body is
experiencing
• Augmented Reality
• Adds computer generated elements to the real world.
• Brain anchors to the real world, needs to be tricked into believing computer
generated elements are real.

8. HoloLens Demo

9. Gestures
• Tap
• Bloom

10. Building Applications
User Interface
• Layout
• Elements
• Interaction Logic
Business Logic
• Services
• Algorithms
• Validation / Rules
• Processing
• Connecting to
External Services
Data
• Storage
• Integrity Rules

11. Developing HoloLens
• You’ll need:
• Unity 3D HoloLens edition (beta, free edition available)
• Visual Studio 2015
• HoloLens Emulator
• 16GB memory is needed
• HoloLens Toolkit (from GitHub)

12. Building Applications
User Interface
• Layout
• Elements
• Interaction Logic
Business Logic
• Services
• Algorithms
• Validation / Rules
• Processing
• Connecting to
External Services
Data
• Storage
• Integrity Rules

13. Windows Holographic
• 3D
• Visual Elements are 3D objects – even if they’re very thin!
• World coordinates
• Gaze input
• Gesture input
• Voice input
• Spatial sound
• Spatial mapping

14. What have I learned?
• Thinking in 3D is not the same as web/desktop development
• UI specialists are underestimated in web/desktop development
• In HoloLens development you’ll need 3D gurus
• Programming HoloLens has similarities with Windows XNA in that it
works on an Update loop.
• Understanding all the async features in C# is going to pay off!
• I need a 16GB laptop (8GB will barely run simulator)
• Patience with deploying and such

15. Getting started
• https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us/developers