What is MixedRealityToolkit-Unity?

The Mixed Reality Toolkit is a collection of scripts and components intended to accelerate development of applications targeting Microsoft HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. The project is aimed at reducing barriers to entry to create mixed reality applications and contribute back to the community as we all grow.

MixedRealityToolkit-Unity uses code from the base MixedRealityToolkit and makes it easier to consume in Unity.

Learn more about Windows Mixed Reality here.

Note: The latest release should work for both HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality development.

Check out the MRTK-Unity Roadmap.

Check out the updates from the Fall Creators update for Windows Mixed Reality.

Check out the Breaking Changes from the previous release.

Looking to upgrade your projects to Windows Mixed Reality? Follow the Upgrade Guide.

Feature areas

The Mixed Reality Toolkit for Unity includes many APIs to accelerate the development of Mixed Reality projects for both HoloLens and the newer Immersive Headsets (IHMD)

Input	Sharing	Spatial Mapping
Scripts that leverage inputs such as gaze, gesture, voice and motion controllers. Includes the Mixed Reality camera prefabs.	Sharing library enables collaboration across multiple devices.	Scripts that allow applications to bring the real world into the digital using HoloLens.
Spatial Sound	UX Controls	Utilities
Scripts to help plug spatial audio into your application.	Building blocks for creating good UX in your application like common controls.	Common helpers and tools that you can leverage in your application.
Spatial Understanding	Build	Boundary
Tailor experiences based on room semantics like couch, wall etc.	Build and deploy automation window for Unity Editor.	Scripts that help with rendering the floor and boundaries for Immersive Devices.

Required Software

Windows 10 FCU	Unity 3D	Visual Studio 2017	Simulator (optional)
To develop apps for mixed reality headsets, you need the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update	The Unity 3D engine provides support for building mixed reality projects in Windows 10	Visual Studio is used for code editing, deploying and building UWP app packages	The Emulators allow you test your app without the device in a simulated environment

Getting started with MRTK

To get up and going as quickly as possible, here are some guides to help you get started building Mixed Reality Projects

Quick start	Contributing to this project	Fall Creators Update
Please go over the Getting started guide to learn more about getting off the ground quickly.	Please go over the Contributing guidelines to learn more about the process and thinking.	Check out the recent updates for Windows Mixed reality in the Fall Creators update

Examples - Input

Input manager tests	Motion Controller tests	Grab Mechanics	Two Hand Manipulation
Input and cursor visualization examples for gaze and motion controller pointers	Demonstrates how to access motion controller input events and data	Examples of direct manipulation with motion controllers	Script for manipulating objects with two hands

Examples - UI controls and building blocks

Bounding Box and App Bar	Interactable Objects	Object Collection	Keyboard
Standard UI for manipulating objects in 3D space	Modular script for making objects interactable with visual states, including Holographic button	Script for lay out an array of objects in a three-dimensional shape	System style keyboard prefab for Unity projects
Dialog / Progress	Solver system	Interactive button demos	ToolTip & Label
Standard UI for notification, approval, or additional information from the user / Data loading indicator	Scripts for various behavious such as tag-along, billboarding, body-lock, constant view size and surface magnetism	UWP style UI controls including radio, toggle and checkboxes	Annotation UI with flexible anchor/pivot system which can be used for labeling motion controllers and object.

Examples - Surface reconstruction

Spatial Mapping	Spatial Processing	Spatial Understanding	Surface Magnetism
Example of visualizing and accessing spatial mapping data.	Example of processing the raw spatial mapping data, finding and creating planes based on spatial mapping meshes.	Examples of the room scanning and accessing identified surfaces such as walls, floors, ceilings and platforms.	Example of making an object smoothly align with physical surfaces using SolverSurfaceMagnetism

Check out the Examples folder for more details.

Check out the article "Open-Source Building Blocks for Windows Mixed Reality Experiences"

External\How To docs folder is meant to help everyone with migrating forward or any simple doubts they might have about the process. Please feel free to grow all these sections. We can't wait to see your additions!

This project has adopted the Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct. For more information see the Code of Conduct FAQ or contact [email protected] with any additional questions or comments.

Useful resources on Microsoft Windows Dev Center

Academy	Design	Development	Community
See code examples. Do a coding tutorial. Watch guest lectures.	Get design guides. Build user interface. Learn interactions and input.	Get development guides. Learn the technology. Understand the science.	Join open source projects. Ask questions on forums. Attend events and meetups.