HoloLens Development Resources

05/24/2016

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Here is a list of all the best resources to get started with HoloLens development!

Windows 10 (Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition) with the Fall Creators Update (RS3), Operating System 16299.15. Use the "Windows Mixed Reality PC Check" UWP app to check your system.

(Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition) with the Fall Creators Update (RS3), Operating System 16299.15.



Unlock Developer Mode: Windows Start menu > Settings > Update & Security > For Developers > Developer mode

Unity 2017.2 (Make sure all the following boxes are checked)

Visual Studio 2017, Update 3 or 4 (Be sure you download the workloads in the screenshot below)

HoloLens Emulator

Using the HoloLens emulator: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/mixed-reality/using_the_hololens_emulator

Microsoft Holographic Academy: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/academy https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/holograms_101 https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/Gestures.html

Galaxy Explorer GitHub: https://github.com/Microsoft/GalaxyExplorer

Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) formerly known as HoloToolKit GitHub: https://github.com/Microsoft/MixedRealityToolkit

HoloLens Forums: http://forums.hololens.com/

Unity Forums: https://forum.unity.com/forums/windows.50/

HoloLens YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/microsofthololens

Enjoy!

Sarah Sexton | Technical Evangelist | Twitter: @Saelia http://aka.ms/sarahsexton