Which theme will you choose?

Today, after jumping into some shader code with Angel and extensive testing with Volkan, I am excited to reveal our spatial customization engine. As of now, KEY SDK participants can change the mapping theme within their application in real-time, and to celebrate through October, we will be giving lifetime access to these themes away for free to all new participants. This engine is a milestone on our journey to provide simple, elegant, and dynamic tools that save developers time. With this addition, we can swap out almost any asset in real-time, without the need to update an application. In the coming weeks, you will see enhancements to the existing themes, and an expansion of this engine to our spatial locator system to make spawning even more simple and dynamic.

Github: https://github.com/PracticalVR/KeySDK-WH

Note: Developers must join discord server for approval.

Windows Holographic RS5 recommended.

Other changes to note in this release:

Registrations now enabled on https://developer.practicalvr.com

Support for 2017.4.0f1

Enhancements to Practical Locator, the GUI that helps you dynamically find locations for spawning in a real-world environment.

All conflicts with Mixed Reality Toolkit resolved.

Get Involved!

We are on a mission to map the world in 3D and we cannot do this alone.

Claim your themes permanently. Register and create your first Practical application at https://developer.practicalvr.com

Sign-up for news regarding the launch of PRAX at https://prax.practicalvr.com

Join our community and jump in the conversation by going to discord.practicalvr.com

Give us feedback. What do you like/dislike? What themes do you want to see next?

Spread the word and invite some friends. Anyone, anywhere will be able to jump in to help. It all starts with ideas, and together we’ll bring them closer to reality.

What’s Next?

August will be a huge month for us with major updates to our KEY SDK and the addition of Build Mode to our soon to be rebranded GATEWAY app on the Windows MR store. September will bring even bigger news as we introduce the world to PRAX with our whitepaper and new website. Stay tuned, exciting things to come.

We are on a mission to map the world in 3D and we cannot do this alone.

— Micheal