Develop Microsoft HoloLens Apps Now - Softcover

Taylor, Allen G.

 
9781484222010: Develop Microsoft HoloLens Apps Now
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1484222016 ISBN 13: 9781484222010
Publisher: Apress, 2016

Synopsis

This is the first book to describe the Microsoft HoloLens wearable augmented reality device and provide step-by-step instructions on how developers can use the HoloLens SDK to create Windows 10 applications that merge holographic virtual reality with the wearer’s actual environment.

Best-selling author Allen G. Taylor explains how to develop and deliver HoloLens applications via Microsoft’s ecosystem for third party apps. Readers will also learn how HoloLens differs from other virtual and augmented reality devices and how to create compelling applications to fully utilize its capabilities.

What You Will Learn:

  • The features and capabilities of HoloLens
  • How to build a simple Windows 10 app optimized for HoloLens
  • The tools and resources contained in the HoloLens SDK
  • How to build several HoloLens apps, using the SDK tools

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About the Author

Allen G. Taylor is an independent software developer, educator, and early adopter of HoloLens technology. He is the author of more than 40 books and speaks internationally on science and technology and their impact on society. Allen can be reached at allen.taylor@ieee.org. He blogs at allengtaylor.com and posts items of interest at moontube.wordpress.com. Allen's Twitter handle is @SQLwriter.

From the Back Cover

Get started as an application developer for the Microsoft HoloLens. The technology is new and this is the first book to describe the HoloLens wearable augmented reality device and provide step-by-step instructions on how developers can use the HoloLens SDK to create Windows 10 applications that merge holographic virtual reality with the wearer’s actual environment.

Best-selling author Allen G. Taylor explains how to develop and deliver HoloLens applications via Microsoft’s ecosystem for third-party apps. Readers will learn how HoloLens differs from other virtual and augmented reality devices and how to create compelling applications to fully utilize its capabilities.

You will learn:

  • The features and capabilities of HoloLens
  • How to build a simple Windows 10 app optimized for HoloLens
  • The tools and resources contained in the HoloLens SDK
  • How to build several HoloLens apps, using the SDK tools   

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Publisher
Apress
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1484222016
ISBN 13 
9781484222010
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
274