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HoloLens Beginner???s Guide

You're reading from   HoloLens Beginner???s Guide Join the AR revolution with HoloLens

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786464729
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface Welcome to the New World FREE CHAPTER HoloWorld I am in Control User-Friendly Interface Now That Is How It Should Sound Not So Blank Spaces The Tools of the Trade Share What You Have Got Putting It All Together Fixing Problems

Persistence


Defined as continuing to exist or endure over a prolonged period, persistence is a word that seems a perfect fit for its function in the holographic world. The primary goal of persistence, as it pertains to holograms, is to help create consistent experiences that the users can come to rely on being where they are supposed to be.

Think of it like a save game system for video games; however, instead of saving your character's location and how many bullets he has left, it saves the current positions of the holograms around your house.

Why are persistent holograms necessary?

Imagine that you have this great new smart house system that uses your HoloLens to control everything. However, it is controlled with panels and other objects that you put around your home. You get home from a hard day's work and set everything up. You put your HVAC thermostat in the hallway to the bedrooms. You then set up a sprinkler system timer and put that on the wall in your garage. You keep going, and spend...

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