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

© Sean Ong and Varun Kumar Siddaraju 2021

S. Ong, V. K. SiddarajuBeginning Windows Mixed Reality Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7104-9_6

6. Using Spatial Awareness

Sean Ong¹   and Varun Kumar Siddaraju²

(1)

Tukwila, WA, USA

(2)

Covington, WA, USA

 

In this chapter, we’ll learn how to use one of the most defining features of Windows Mixed Reality headsets such as the HoloLens: spatial awareness. We’ll learn how to apply spatial awareness in Unity using the Mixed Reality Toolkit and unwrap some neat tricks that you can do with spatial awareness.

What Is Spatial Awareness?

Devices like the HoloLens are constantly tracking their environment and building a 3D model of the area that they are in. This is called spatial awareness. Without spatial ...