Changing 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"
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 đŸ™‚ 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"
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