DotNetByExample - The Next Generation - DotNetByExample - The Next Generation

Joost van Schaik ('LocalJoost')

Senior Mixed Reality Software Architect, Windows Development & Mixed Reality MVP. Talks about Mixed/Augmented Reality Cross platform MR development, HoloLens 2, Magic Leap 2, Quest, Unity, Snap Spectacles, Lens Studio, .NET, Azure

Reading QR codes with an MRTK2 Extension Service

11 minute read

QR codes are a great way to input data into Mixed Reality apps. You can simply hold them in front of the device you are wearing and the app can read the data...

HandSmashService - an MRTK2 extension service to smash holograms at high speed

5 minute read

I was (and am) very excited about the HoloLens 2 hand tracking capabilities, and was intrigued by the MRKT2 Hand Physics Service. Yet I quickly found out tha...

Short Unity tip: apply changes made in the scene to a prefab

1 minute read

Common problem: you have created a prefab which you want to modify. Of course you can open the prefab and edit that, but when you want to edit a prefab in th...

Short Unity tip: keeping values changed in play mode

1 minute read

A common annoyance and mistake: the only way to position an object on the correct place, in the correct scale and/or rotation in Unity is in play mode.

Short Unity tip: conditional compilation with custom preprocessor directives

2 minute read

If you are developing Mixed Reality apps with Unity, you often create code that only works in the editor, to simulate test conditions - for instance, a keybo...