How 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"
Read MoreUsing Gaze and Tap to select the objects of your choice
Moving on to interacting with your apps on the Hololens: The main interactions you will be needing a lot are Gaze and Tap. This will make your Holo world a lot more fun! Gazing is when you have a cursor that follows user movement while user is wearing the Hololens. More technical explanation here: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/gaze_targeting … Continue reading "Using Gaze and Tap to select the objects of your choice"
Read MorePlaying videos on the Hololens apps
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Since the MovieTexture is deprecated, I have attached a VideoPlayer script which can be used instead of PlayMovie script. It is included below under the play movies dynamically part. First of all a Happy New Year to all of you! Hope we do more awesome things with the Hololens this year š In … Continue reading "Playing videos on the Hololens apps"
Read MoreUsing voice based interactions on the Hololens (via Speech Input Source, Speech Input Handler)
In this post, you’ll learn: 1. How to import the Mixed Reality Toolkit to your project 2. How to use the Speech Input Source and Speech Input Handler scripts provided in the MR Toolkit to use voice commands in your app Prerequisites: Make sure that you have the environment set up as described in my … Continue reading "Using voice based interactions on the Hololens (via Speech Input Source, Speech Input Handler)"
Read MoreGetting the Mixed Reality toolkit to build even more awesome apps
Microsoft made it easier to develop Holographic apps by releasing the HoloToolkit which is a collection of tools and scripts which can be used to implement key features easily. Until October 2017, things were breezy and I thought I had features figured out with the HoloToolkit. However, Microsoft released the Mixed Reality (MR) Toolkit in … Continue reading "Getting the Mixed Reality toolkit to build even more awesome apps"
Read MoreBuild your first Hololens app
Sooo you are all set with installing the tools and quite excited to begin, I suppose? If you haven’t go back here and finish installing the environment. Now let’s start with a very simple app. In this, we will add a cube and rotate it on the world’s Y axis. And you’ll see something like … Continue reading "Build your first Hololens app"
Read MoreGetting started with the Hololens, what all do you need
Let me start with a big note: YOU DON’T NEED A HOLOLENS TO LEARN HOLOGRAPHIC COMPUTING. Yes, it’s true. You just need a windows 10 PC with the requirements that I outline below. Because you can use the Hololens emulator which runs on the PC and simulates what you could see on the Hololens. Microsoft … Continue reading "Getting started with the Hololens, what all do you need"
Read MoreThe cool stuff, the Hololens can do
When Microsoft launched theĀ HololensĀ in 2016, there was a lot of buzz and speculation surrounding it. With many VR players already monopolising the HMD(Head Mounted Device) market, the Hololens was announced with a promise of an artificial intelligence component. And this, without even connecting to the Internet or some data cloud or any other device. The … Continue reading "The cool stuff, the Hololens can do"
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