The V1 Mixed Reality Toolkit is a collection of scripts and components intended to accelerate development of applications targeting Microsoft HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

This new version of the MixedRealityToolkit aims to further extend the capabilities of the toolkit and also introduce new features, including the capability to support more VR/AR/XR platforms beyond Microsoft's own Mixed Reality setup.

The v2 branch is taking all the best lessons learned from the original HoloToolkit and refactoring / restructuring it to:

• Support a wider audience, allowing solutions to be built that will run on multiple VR / AR / XR platforms, starting with Windows Mixed Reality and OpenVR.

• Provide an easier to use SDK, to enable rapid prototyping and ease adoption for new users (or users of previous frameworks)

• Ensure an extensive framework for advanced integrators, with the ability to swap out core components with their own should they wish to, or simply extend the framework to add new capabilities.

Learn more about Windows Mixed Reality here.

Learn more about the architecture behind Windows Mixed Reality - V2 here.

Learn more about the approach behind the Windows Mixed Reality - V2 SDK here.

You can find out how to use MRTK to develop for Windows Mixed Reality on the MS Developer Site.

Find this readme, other documentation articles and the MRTK api reference on our MRTK Dev Portal on github.io.

Join us on Slack where our developers are actively are actively answering questions and sharing out the latest thinking from the dev team.

Stack Overflow is a great place to ask for how-to using MRTK or troubleshooting an issue. Use the tag "mrtk" for it show up in the developer team's sights.

For issues related to Windows Mixed Reality that aren't directly related to the MRTK, check out the Windows Mixed Reality Developer Forum.

Deep dive into project plan and learn how you can contribute to MRTK in our wiki.

Branch	Status
mrtk_development

The Mixed Reality Toolkit vNext will includes many APIs to accelerate the development of MR / XR / VR / AR projects for a range of supported devices, starting with

• Microsoft HoloLens
• Microsoft Immersive headsets (IHMD)
• OpenVR (HTC Vive / Oculus Rift)

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

MRTK-vNext is currently under heavy development. To determine the best branch for starting out, please view the Branch Guide wiki page.

The Mixed Reality team have prepared a few guides for getting up to speed on using the new Mixed Reality Toolkit, which can be found here:

• Downloading the Mixed Reality Toolkit
• Getting Started with the Mixed Reality Toolkit
• Mixed Reality Toolkit configuration guide

More guides to follow.

Any queries, questions or feedback on using the Mixed Reality Toolkit should be raised as Issues on the site. let us know what you like / dislike or think is incredibly awesome!

Alternatively, reach out to us on the HoloDevelopers slack channels

One radical change to the Mixed Reality Toolkit vNext, will be the standards and approaches to real world example scenes.

New examples will follow strict guidelines, such as:

• Each example must have a use and demonstrate a real world test case (no tests).
• Each example will use a standardized template, so all examples have the same look and feel.
• Each sample will be fully documented, detailing both the use case it is demonstrating and how to implement the features demonstrated.

Check the "Work In Progress" section of the Windows Mixed Reality - vNext SDK for a peek at the first new example.

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.

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.

View the How To Contribute wiki page for the most up to date instructions on contributing to the Mixed Reality Toolkit!