Building Hololens App With C++ Template

Here are the steps to build Hololens App with C++ Template.

1. To start with make sure you have installed Visual Studio 2015 Update 2.
2. Hololens Emulator

We will be showing development without Unity to start with.

Currently two languages are supported for development from Visual Studio,

1. C++
2. C#

We will be covering C++ first.

Open Visual Studio first, then click on New Project.



Leave the specification as it is,



Click on Ok.

Here are the project details,



Select it for Hololens emulator,



Now click on Yes for the build,



Now the Microsoft Hololens emulator will come up,



The OS is starting,



The main screen when Hololens emulator starts.



The Hololens emulator in action,



Now we will see the cube in action within Hololens frame,



Conclusion

With the help of C++ and other Direct X technology, we can build lot of immersive apps for Hololens experience.

 

Read more articles on Hololens:

• Getting Started With HoloLens App
• Hello World in HoloLens