HoloLens Beginner's Guide: Join the AR revolution with HoloLens

Create interactive and intuitiveness HoloLens applications with easeAbout This Book* Start developing immersive and interactive apps for Microsoft HoloLens* Explore the Windows Universal Development platform for HoloLens development* Leverage the full set of HoloLens sensors to create mesmerizing appsWho This Book Is ForIf you are a developer new to Windows Universal development platform and want to get started with HoloLens development, then this is the book for you. No prior experience of C# programming or of the .NET framework is needed to get started with this book.What you will learn* Use the power of Unity3D to design attractive apps* Write an app that responds to verbal commands* Communicate between devices in the boundaries of the UWP model* Create sounds in the app and place them in a 3D space* Build simple apps that display holograms* Interact with the physical environment while taking the physical boundaries into accountIn DetailWith HoloLens, Microsoft has revolutionized the way we work and interact with the virtual world. HoloLens brings you the amazing world of augmented reality and an opportunity to explore it like never before. If you are a developer who wants to start creating interactive and intuitive augmented reality apps for the HoloLens platform, then this book is the best solution for you.You will start with a walkthrough of the HoloLens hardware before gradually moving on to creating your first basic app. Next you will be introduced to the various HoloLens sensors and find out how to program them efficiently so that they can interact with the real world seamlessly. Moving on, you will learn to create smart animations and add video overlay that implements real-time tracking and motion-sensing abilities to your HoloLens app. Finally, you will learn to test your app effectively.

• | Author: Jason Odom
• | Publisher: Packt Publishing
• | Publication Date: Apr 28, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 376 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1786464721
• | ISBN-13: 9781786464729