Using Spatial Mapping and Spatial Understanding in your HoloLens apps
Hello folks! In this article, let’s have a look at one of the most important features of an AR environment. Spatial mapping provides a way to represent the real world surfaces around us in a mixed reality environment in a very convincing manner. Microsoft, of course has done a very good job of explaining the … Continue reading "Using Spatial Mapping and Spatial Understanding in your HoloLens apps"
Read MoreTake photos and videos from within a HoloLens application
Hey there! I have been talking about dynamically taking pictures/videos from the HoloLens in my newsletters for quite some time now. If you have needed an app where you could trigger taking a photo or recording videos dynamically, then this tutorial is for you. Let’s start with part 1: Taking pictures from an app via … Continue reading "Take photos and videos from within a HoloLens application"
Read MoreAnchoring your GameObjects in HoloLens apps
Happy 2019 all! I know it’s a tad bit late for that… Have been trying to post something for a long time now and finally made it happen this week. In this article, you will learn how to create anchors for your holograms. Think of an anchor as a static location in the real world … Continue reading "Anchoring your GameObjects in HoloLens apps"
Read MoreTag Along, Billboarding and other menu elements
In this article before the year ends, I bring to you another useful set of elements which you’ll need almost in every HoloLens application. To be specific, I’m talking about a menu which can help you perform the following actions: 1. Menu appears as a tag along to the user’s gaze (Tag along) 2. Menu … Continue reading "Tag Along, Billboarding and other menu elements"
Read MoreHow to leave voice and text annotations?
After a long vacation, I’m finally back and eager to bring you this article on voice and text annotations. I think many of us who use the HoloLens, especially for business purposes, have this use-case of annotating something in and around our workspaces. This tutorial is a combination of what we have learnt in the … Continue reading "How to leave voice and text annotations?"
Read MoreChanging scenes and viewing UI elements rightly in HoloLens apps
Recently I came across an interesting problem when developing a HoloLens app. I was working with changing scenes with UI elements. And I just wasn’t able to see the UI elements when changing scenes… I did resort to the HoloLens forums to ask the experts there, on how they did it. And since this is … Continue reading "Changing scenes and viewing UI elements rightly in HoloLens apps"
Read MoreTwoHandManipulatable – part 2 of moving, scaling, rotating objects
Continuing with the example of moving, resizing and rotating objects with the BoundingBox, this article is a sequel to achieving the same objective – but in another easier way. As I go deeper into exploring the MR Toolkit-Unity, I see that lot of things are made much more easier and intuitive for the user. For … Continue reading "TwoHandManipulatable – part 2 of moving, scaling, rotating objects"
Read MoreMove, resize and rotate objects in your HoloLens apps
You must have come across the problem when you use Holograms or objects in your HoloLens apps, you’d need to do either of three things at some point: 1. Move it around 2. Make the object bigger or smaller 3. Rotate the object That is exactly what I’m going to cover in this article. Microsoft … Continue reading "Move, resize and rotate objects in your HoloLens apps"
Read MoreHow to use Text To Speech in your Hololens apps?
Hey! Hope you’re having an awesome Spring so far. I have been so busy with a lot of topics to explore especially with the release of the RS4 Preview Build and many more which are going to go on my backlog, for more tutorials! However, in this article, I focus on how to use TextToSpeech … Continue reading "How to use Text To Speech in your Hololens apps?"
Read MoreUse Dictation in your Hololens apps using the MR Toolkit
Sorry, I have been away for a vacation (had a break from augmented reality to actually enjoy reality too :)). But now I am back and with a new tutorial to show you how to use Dictation in your Hololens apps. Simply put, how you can use speech that converts to text in your apps. … Continue reading "Use Dictation in your Hololens apps using the MR Toolkit"
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