Beginning Windows Mixed Reality Programming: For HoloLens and Mixed Reality Headsets

Table of Contents
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Mixed Reality Future
Part I: Getting Started
	Chapter 1: Gear Up: The Necessary Hardware and Software Tools
		Making Sure Your PC Is Ready
		Understanding the HoloLens and Other Windows Mixed Reality Hardware
			Inside-Out Tracking and Spatial Mapping
			Spatial Sound
			Transparent vs. Immersive Headsets
		Downloading and Installing the Required and Optional Software Tools
			Installing Visual Studio
			Installing Unity
			Downloading the Mixed Reality Toolkit
		Summary
	Chapter 2: Unity Crash Course
		What Is Unity?
		Free vs. Paid Tiers of Unity
		Your First Unity App
			Step 1: Create a New Unity Project
			Step 2: Save Your Scene
			Step 3: Create a Ground Plane
			Step 4: Rename Your Plane
			Step 5: Reset Ground Plane Position
			Step 6: Zoom to Your Ground Plane
			Step 7: Scale Your Ground Plane
			Step 8: Create the Ball
			Step 9: Rename Your Ball
			Step 10: Reset the Ball’s Position
			Step 11: Zoom to Your Ball
			Step 12: Raise the Ball’s Position
			Step 13: Color the Ground Blue
			Step 14: Add Physics to the Ball
			Step 15: Enable Keyboard Control
			Step 16: Testing Your App
		Summary
Part II: Building Holographic Experiences
	Chapter 3: Creating Your First Hologram
		Getting Unity Ready for Mixed Reality Development
			Step 1: Import Mixed Reality Toolkit to a New Unity Project
			Step 2: Use Mixed Reality Toolkit to Prepare Your Scene for Mixed Reality Development
		Your First Hologram
			Step 1: Create a Cube
			Step 2: Zoom to Your Cube
			Step 3: Move the Cube Away from the Camera
			Step 4: Resize the Cube
			Step 5. Test Your App
			Step 6: Install Your App on the HoloLens
		Summary
	Chapter 4: Introduction to the Mixed Reality Toolkit
		What Is the Mixed Reality Toolkit?
			The Three MRTK Repositories
		Mixed Reality Toolkit Setup
			1. Importing MRTK Asset Files
			2. Unity Package Manager
		Mixed Reality Toolkit Components
			MRTK: Input System
				How to Run a Test Scene
			MRTK: Hand Tracking
			MRTK: Solvers
			MRTK: Multi-scene Manager
			MRTK: Spatial Awareness
			MRTK: Diagnostic Tool
			MRTK: Boundary System
			MRTK: UX Controls
			MRTK: Camera System
			MRTK: Profiles
			MRTK: Standard Shader
		MRTK Online
			What Is GitHub?
			MRTK Help and Documentation
		Summary
	Chapter 5: Interacting with Holograms
		Input Methods
		Gaze Tutorial
			Step 1: Set Up Unity Scene
			Step 2: Add Scenes to the Build Menu
			Step 3: Try the Scene!
			Step 4: Understanding the Scene
			Step 5: Use Gaze in Your Project
		Gestures Tutorial
			Step 1. Load Test Scene
			Step 2. Try It Out!
			Step 3. Bounds Control
			Step 4: Press and Touch Interactions
			Step 5: Object Manipulator
			Step 6: Implementing Gestures in Your Application
		Voice Command Tutorial
			Step 1: Load the Example Scene
			Step 2. Try It Out!
			Step 3: Understanding the Scene
			Step 4: Add Your Own Voice Command
			Step 5: Using Voice Commands in Your Own Project
			Best Practices for Voice Commands
		Other Hardware Input
		Summary
	Chapter 6: Using Spatial Awareness
		What Is Spatial Awareness?
		Spatial Awareness Tutorial
			Step 1: Set Up Unity Scene
			Step 2. Try It Out!
			Step 3. Understanding the Scene
			Step 4. Using Spatial Mapping in Your Application
		Occlusion
			Step 1: Apply Occlusion
			Step 2: Try It Out!
		Scene Understanding
		Summary
	Chapter 7: Spatial Sound
		Spatial Sound Tutorial
			Step 1: Set Up Unity Scene
			Step 2: Try It Out!
			Step 3: Understanding the Scene
			Step 4: Enabling Spatial Sound in Your Application
		Spatial Sound Design Considerations
			When to Use Spatial Sound
			What to Avoid When Using Spatial Sound
		Summary
Part III: Growing As a Holographic Developer
	Chapter 8: Azure Spatial Anchors
		What Is Azure Spatial Anchors?
		Azure Spatial Anchors Tutorial
			Step 1: Creating new Unity Scene
			Step 2: Installing Inbuilt Unity Packages
			Step 3: Download and Import Tutorial Assets
			Step 4: Preparing the Scene
			Step 5: Configuring the Buttons to Operate the Scene
			Step 6: Connecting the Scene to the Azure Resource
			Step 7: Test the Application in Device
		Summary
	Chapter 9: Shared Experiences
		What Are Shared Experiences?
		Multiuser Capabilities Tutorial
		Setting Up Photon Unity Networking
			Step 1: Creating New Unity Scene
			Step 2: Enabling Additional Capabilities
			Step 3: Installing Inbuilt Unity Packages
			Step 4: Importing the Tutorial Assets
			Step 5: Importing the PUN Assets
			Step 6: Creating the PUN Application
			Step 7: Connecting the Unity Project to the PUN Application
		Connecting Multiple Users
			Step 1: Preparing the Scene
			Step 2: Create and Configure the User
			Step 3: Create the Avatar
			Step 4: Create the Prefab
			Step 5: Configuring PUN to Instantiate the User Prefab
		Sharing Object Movements with Multiple Users
			Step 1: Preparing the Scene
			Step 2: Configuring PUN to Instantiate the Objects
		Integrating Azure Spatial Anchors into a Shared Experience
			Step 1: Preparing the Scene
			Step 2: Configuring the Buttons to Operate the Scene
			Step 3: Connecting the Scene to the Azure Resource
		Trying the Experience with Spatial Alignment
		Summary
	Chapter 10: Awe-Inspiring Experiences
		What Makes an App Awe Inspiring?
		Optimization and Performance
			How to Monitor for Performance
			Best Practices for Performance
				Start Monitoring and Optimizing Early
				Optimize Polygons and Textures
				Level of Detail Rendering
				Culling
				Enable Single-Pass Instanced Rendering
				Optimize Shaders
			Simplygon
			Stabilization Plane
		Design and Magic
			Best Practices for Design
				Spatial Mapping
				Distance from User
				Shadows
				Voice
				Sharp Text
				Bounds Controls
				Toolbars
				Colors
				Design Experiences to Avoid
				Additional Resources
			Adding Magic: Vuforia
				Step 1: Install the Vuforia Sample
				Step 2: Try It Out!
		Summary
	Chapter 11: Turning Holograms into Money
		Publishing Your App to the Microsoft Store
		Freelancing and Contracts
			Where to Find Mixed Reality Freelance Opportunities
			Increasing Your Chances of Winning a Contract
		Future Opportunities Today
		Summary
	Chapter 12: Community Resources
		HoloDevelopers Slack Team
			What Is Slack?
			What Is the HoloDevelopers Slack Team
			How to Join the HoloDevelopers Slack Team
			Participating in the HoloDevelopers Slack Team
		Other Online Communities and Resources
			HoloLens Developers Facebook Group
			Unity and Unity HoloLens Forum
			HoloLens Subreddit
			Next Reality News
			YouTube
		Local Events and Meetups
			Europe Meetups
			North America Meetups
			Asia Pacific Meetups
		Hackathons
		Notable Industry Events
		Summary
Index