The document discusses building holographic experiences using the Holotoolkit for Unity and explains mixed reality concepts, hardware requirements, and the capabilities of Microsoft's HoloLens. It highlights various tools, resources, and community support for developing mixed reality applications, including tutorials and open-source projects. The HoloLens development editions are also detailed, showcasing their pricing and shipping information for different countries.

1. Building Holographic
Experiences with the
HoloToolkit for Unity
Nick Landry

5. Defining Mixed Reality

6. Physical Reality Digital RealityMixed Reality
Windows Mixed Reality Holographic Device (See-through)
Windows Mixed Reality Immersive Devices (Opaque)
Windows Mixed Reality:
• Includes Perception / Environment Awareness
• Any Mix of People, Places, or Things
Mixed Reality Spectrum
AR Today VR Today

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13. Hardware details for development
edition devices from Acer and HP
▪ Two high-resolution LCD at 1440 x 1440
▪ 2.89” diagonal display size (x2)
▪ Front hinged display
▪ 95° horizontal field of view
▪ Display refresh rate up to 90 Hz (native)
▪ Built-in audio out and microphone support through
3.5mm jack
▪ Single cable with HDMI 2.0 (display) and USB 3.0 (data)
for connectivity
▪ 4.00m/0.60m removable cable
▪ Inside-out tracking

14. Windows Mixed Reality collection
Immersive headsets
Powered by
Windows Mixed Reality

19. What is HoloLens?
Holograms enhance the
real world
Microsoft HoloLens is the first, fully untethered holographic computer
that redefines personal computing and empowers you in new ways.
New ways to connect,
create, and explore
A more natural way to
interact
Advanced technology
from Microsoft

21. Windows Mixed Reality
Universal Windows Platform

29. Models Materials Textures Shaders Sounds Scripts
Cursor
prefabs
Sharing
prefab
Spatial
prefabs
Utilities Shaders Tests
Gaze
Input
Gesture
Input
Voice
Input
Spatial
Anchors
Spatial
Mapping
Spatial
Sound

32. Try your app on the HoloLens emulator today
You need:
Visual Studio 2015 or 2017
64-bit Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, or
Education with a 64-bit CPU (4+ cores)
8GB RAM
GPU (DirectX 11, WDDM 1.2 driver)
Windows 10 SDK (10.0.10586 or newer)
HoloLens Emulator (requires, Hardware-
assisted virtualization, SLAT & DEP)
A UWP app that builds for x86
Unity not needed for 2D UWP apps
dev.microsoft.com/windows/mixed-reality

34. http://aka.ms/mr
“Hello World” Introduction Gaze Input
Gesture Input Voice Input Spatial Sound
Spatial Mapping Shared Experiences

35. Galaxy Explorer
Open source application available in the store. The idea was voted by the
community and originally built for HoloLens. It now supports all mixed reality
devices, and is a useful end-to-end demonstration of how to build a Unity app for
Windows Mixed Reality.
Toolkit
Library with many component that make it easier to build mixed reality apps,
including plug-ins for Unity. Some of the more popular components are the
sharing services for multiplayer mixed reality apps and spectator view.
Academy Tutorial Apps
The tutorials are great starting points for your app, and they improve with
community contributions too.

36. Work with our teams or our agencies
Join the community
Online tools & resources
dev.windows.com/mixedreality
Download the tools
aka.ms/hololensdevtools
Follow the training
aka.ms/holographicacademy
Forums.hololens.com
Questions, discussion, and feedback
from the mixed reality development
community.
Github/microsoft
aka.ms/GalaxyExplorer
aka.ms/holotoolkitunity
aka.ms/holotoolkit
aka.ms/windowsdeviceportalwrapper
aka.ms/holographicacademygithub
aka.ms/MRcommunity
Microsoft Technology Centers
Experience HoloLens & discuss core business uses
aka.ms/iwantmr
Join MR@MS: A program tailored to your needs,
providing guidance and support from ideation to
publish.
aka.ms/MRcommunity
Technical Evangelists - Connect with one of our technical evangelists in your area.
Meetups: join one of the hundreds of meetups around the world
aka.ms/agencies
Agency partners have HoloLens
development expertise and dedicated
teams to take on application
development for clients.
mpcbdesk@microsoft.com
Our teams will work with you from envisioning,
to proof of concepts, all the way to
deployment.

37. Acer - Windows Mixed Reality
Development Edition
Microsoft HoloLens
Development Edition
Available today on microsoftstore.com
Shipping to : Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, New
Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. (pre-order available soon
for China)
English only
HoloLens Development Edition: $3000
HoloLens Commercial Suite: $5000
For more information: www.hololens.com
Sign up today on aka.ms/iwantmr
Shipping to: TBA
Languages: English, French, German, Chinese (simplified) and Japanese

39. http://docs.microsoft.com
activenick@microsoft.com
https://microsoft.github.io/techcasestudies

40. Thank You
Nick Landry
Sr. Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
activenick@microsoft.com
slideshare.net/ActiveNick
github.com/ActiveNick
@ActiveNick