Microsoft HoloLens is the first self-contained, holographic computer, enabling you to engage with your digital content and interact with holograms in the world around you, in what is described as mixed reality experience.

One of the easiest ways to develop for the Hololens is using the Buildwagon platform. Buildwagon is composed of an online code editor that allows you to write code in Javascript and view the results either on the same screen or directly on the HoloLens; you don’t even need a Hololens device to develop. Your code is hosted on the cloud, which allows multiple developers to collaborate on the same project from different locations around the globe.The Holobuild library included in the platform provides you with ready-made components to expedite your creation process and gives you access to HoloLens special features.

HoloLens Development using the buildwagon online editor:

buildwagon editor

The online code editor allows you to write code in Javascript and view the results either on the same screen or directly on the HoloLens.

The following is a set of tutorials that will guide you through the process of developing for the Hololens, and introduce you to the main components of the Holobuild Library:

Hololens Introduction

Introduction

We guide you through creating a basic holographic app with buildwagon. We will start by a simple hologram of a cube and move into several other shapes.
Hololens User Interaction

User Interaction

We introduce you to the holographic features of gaze, gestures, and voice commands to interact with the holograms that you have created.
Hololens Components

User Interface Components

We walk you through some of the UI components available for you to add to your project, such as a label, a toolbar , a button, and a dialog box
models and animations

Models

We introduce loading a 3d model from your modeling software, and playing the animation in those models
spatial sound

Spatial Sound

Spatial Sound adds 3d sounds to your holograms, in this chapter you will learn how to add and manipulate spatial sounds.
directional indicator

Directional indicator

We guide you through Directional Indicator, an indicator that allows the user to find holograms in 3D space.
spatial map

World Interaction (coming soon)

We guide you through Spatial mapping, a feature that allows you to map the real space around you to use it in your hololens project.

Example applications with source code:

Hololens 101

3D Earth

We introduce a simple hololens application of a 3d rotating earth with source code
Hololens 101 - Solar example

Solar System

We introduce a simple hololens application of part of the solar system with source code