Getting Started with Microsoft Hololens Resources & Links

 

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Homepage:

www.hololens.com  (https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us

Vision Video: www.aka.ms/hololens

Hardware:

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us/development-edition#de-accordion-tech-spec-panel

Non official Site but has some great videos etc: https://buildhololens.com

Commercial Suite (and comparison to DevEdition): 

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us/commercial-suite

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/release_notes

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/commercial_features

Hololens Administration/Management

Topic

Description

HoloLens in the enterprise: requirements

Lists requirements for general use, Wi-Fi, and device management

Set up HoloLens

How to set up HoloLens for the first time

Upgrade to Windows Holographic Enterprise

How to upgrade your Development Edition HoloLens to Windows Holographic Enterprise

Enroll HoloLens in MDM

Manage multiple HoloLens devices simultaneously using solutions like Microsoft InTune

Set up HoloLens in kiosk mode

Enable kiosk mode for HoloLens, which limits the user's ability to launch new apps or change the running app

Configure HoloLens using a provisioning package

Provisioning packages make it easy for IT administrators to configure HoloLens devices without imaging

Install apps on HoloLens

Use Windows Store for Business, mobile device management (MDM), or the Windows Device Portal to install apps on HoloLens

All ready to point your customers too. Especially the bit about MDM, and upgrading from Dev Kit to CS.  

LINK: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/hololens/hololens-upgrade-enterprise

 

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Tutorials/Training

Holographic 101

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/holograms_101

Unity Training

https://aka.ms/LearnUnity1 (Building Blocks: Game Development)

https://aka.ms/LearnUnity2 (Building Windows 10 Games with Unity 5)

https://aka.ms/LearnUnityLab (GitHub: Microsoft-Build-2016/CodeLabs-GameDev-1-UnityIntro)

Additional Developer Training

PluralSight:

https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/programmers-guide-game-art-unity

https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/augmented-reality-getting-started/table-of-contents

Lynda:

https://www.lynda.com/Blender-tutorials/Blender-Essential-Training/87088-2.html?srchtrk=index%3a1%0alinktypeid%3a2%0aq%3ablender%0apage%3a1%0as%3arelevance%0asa%3atrue%0aproducttypeid%3a2

Safari:

https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/animating-2d-characters/9781305501843/

Videos

Getting Started with the HoloLens (April 13, 2016)

Spark digital transformation with Microsoft devices (Ignite 2016)

Introduction to the Microsoft HoloLens (Language: Dutch - October 2016)

Development Center & Resources

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic

https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us/developers

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic

https://dev.windows.com/en-us/holographic/documentation

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/install_the_tools

Microsoft HoloLens: Windows Dev Center – Concepts and Courses: Microsoft HoloLens: Windows Dev Center – Concepts and Courses

https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit

Galaxy Explorer Sample App from Microsoft: https://github.com/Microsoft/GalaxyExplorer

Online Training: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/academy

 

Blogs

https://www.adamtuliper.com

https://eww.miketaulty.com

https://peted.azurewebsites.net/

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/06/01/opening-windows-holographic-to-partners-for-a-new-era-of-mixed-reality/

HoloLens Devices Blog (HoloLens News)

Twitter

@HoloLens

https://twitter.com/hololens

Forums

https://forums.hololens.com

GitHub

https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit

https://github.com/Microsoft/GalaxyExplorer

 

Demo und Showcases:

Microsofts Alex Kipmans visions of holograms and demo of HoloLens at TED: 

https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_kipman_the_dawn_of_the_age_of_holograms

Demos on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT2rZIAL-zNqeK1OmLLUa6g (HL YouTube Channel) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29xnzxgCx6I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCRa_l8YZ7k&feature=youtu.be (Windows Holographic: Enabling a World of Mixed Reality) 

Demo Developments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLU4JjXDBqo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9-iZTspgYU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70xDCokzAck

Fun and Gaming:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FC41vDI9g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnLvSxCffLA

Engineering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjZgI2oDcwM  (Japan Airlines) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOGBPYf2Mg (Microsoft Hololens for Construction Industry) 

Thyssen Krupp Video

Retail:

Microsoft HoloLens and Cognitive Services at Lowes: The New Way to Shop Kitchen

Develop your first HoloWorld

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/holograms_101e

Share your ideas submissions:

https://microsoftstudios.com/hololens/shareyouridea/ideas/

Support and Questions
HoloLens Forum: https://forums.hololens.com/

Basic & Dev Support: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/products/hololens

Unofficial blog: https://www.ms-hololens.com/ and https://buildhololens.com/

Other Use Cases and Scenarios:

Volvo 

https://www.media.volvocars.com/global/en-gb/media/pressreleases/169675/volvo-cars-to-develop-next-generation-automotive-technologies-with-microsoft

https://www.winbeta.org/news/volvo-is-testing-hololens-to-speed-up-car-development

8ninths Develops “Holographic Workstation”TM for Citi Traders using Microsoft HoloLens  

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160330006285/en/8ninths-Develops-%E2%80%9CHolographic-Workstation%E2%80%9DTM-Citi-Traders-Microsoft

Holoportation 

https://mashable.com/2016/03/26/microsoft-hololens-holoportation/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link#CfvuryXQ1qq1

Boeing: https://www.boeing.com/innovation#/technology/uav-s-holograms-wildfire

ThyssenKrupp: thyssenkrupp – bringing new vision to elevator maintenance with Microsoft HoloLens

VW: 

https://imgur.com/gallery/mq6D7pu

https://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2016/05/Group_IT_symposium.html.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaWwaTPs8e8&feature=youtu.be&t=1m8s

Shared HoloGrams:

https://developer.microsoft.com/de-de/windows/holographic/shared_holographic_experiences

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/holograms_240

https://forums.hololens.com/discussion/316/hologram-sharing

https://www.reddit.com/r/HoloLens/comments/4eyztb/sharing_holograms_between_users/